Two days before he was drafted with the 10th pick by the Chicago Bears, Colston Loveland was back home in Gooding, Idaho, branding cattle. Every April, Loveland and his brothers venture down the road to their aunt and uncle's farm nestled in the southern Idaho town of 3,

Two days before the Bears would draft him and change his life forever, Loveland helped brand cattle back home in Gooding, Idaho.

When the Bears were in the market for a quarterback in 2024, they studied Michigan's J.J. McCarthy. Loveland stood out, too.