Luther Burden III takes proper step in right direction at Bears training camp

Luther Burden III, Chicago Bears | Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn ImagesChicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson was not shy about telling the media that rookie wide receiver Luther Burden III was behind at training camp. Burden responded with a nice showing at practice.

ESPN Bears beat reporter Courtney Cronin shared her intel from training camp Wednesday as she discussed Burden's day. He appears to be heading in the right direction after making a good play.

"Burden caught his first pass of 11-on-11 during his second full practice of camp. Burden ran a route out of the slot (from where 75% of his routes were generated at Missouri from 2023 to 2024) and hauled in a catch from Williams over the middle of…