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Newsstand: Former Michigan TE Colston Loveland named NFC Offensive Player of the Week

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Former Michigan tight end Colston Loveland (2022-24) has been named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week following a huge performance in a win over the Cincinnati Bengals.

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Bears rookie tight end Colston Loveland has been named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance in last Sunday’s 47-42 win over the Bengals.

The first-round pick scored his first two NFL touchdowns, including a spectacular game-winning 58-yard reception from Caleb Williams with just :17 remaining that enabled the Bears to erase a 42-41 deficit.

Williams rifled a pass on a seam route to Loveland, who caught the ball at the Bengals’ 35, bounced off one defender and outraced two others to the end zone.

“It’s well-deserved,” said coach Ben Johnson. “He came through for us, and it really wasn’t the first week that he’s done that. We’ve kind of put him in some positions there throughout the season so far where fourth quarter and we need to close the game out and the ball tended to find his hands. He’s that type of guy; when he’s called upon he’s going to answer it. And the bigger the moment, he’s going to rise to the occasion.

“He did a great job there last week. It’s a good stepping stone for us. He’s exactly what we thought we were acquiring when we drafted him and so I’m very pleased with that.”

Loveland was also named the Nickolodean Valuable Player of the Week (NVP) and got slimed by his teammates.

Former Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy channels some anger during game days.

“A switch that gets flipped,” said McCarthy, who led his team to a win over the Detroit Lions in his return to Michigan last weekend. “I call him Nine. Nine comes out, and I got to understand like, ‘OK, he can’t be at his peak performance over three and a half hours.’ I’ve got to find little ways on the sideline, get back to my breath, get back to my visualization that can kind of maintain that intense competitive stamina throughout the whole game.”

Michigan is a finalist for 2028 quarterback Jayden Wade.

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