Bears coach Ben Johnson says wide receiver Luther Burden is poised to build off his promising rookie season in 2025 and become one of the best receivers in the NFL. Maybe the very best.
Asked on Fox 32 in Chicago about saying Burden is destined to be one of the best wide receivers in the NFL, Johnson says he recognizes that Burden is among an elite group of players who are special in the way they compete.
“They kind of flip a switch when they go on the field and they feel like they’re invincible and they’re the best players out there,” Johnson said.
Johnson was the Dolphins’ wide receivers coach when Jarvis Landry was one of the NFL’s best receivers in Miami, and more recently coached Amon-Ra St. Brown with the Lions. Johnson said both of those players are like Burden in the way they compete on every single down.
“St. Brown in Detroit, who I have a strong affinity for, he plays the game the same way. I feel that from Luther,” Johnson said. “He wasn’t a full-time starter for us a year ago, but the snaps that he did have, he’s got that competitive edge and desire to be great, and it’s carried over into the spring and summer as well. He’s been a regular in our building, working with our strength staff. He wants to be the most conditioned player on the team. wants to be one of the strongest receivers on the team and just continues to soak in all the knowledge.”
Last year Burden caught 47 passes as a rookie, finishing second among the Bears’ wide receivers in receptions behind D.J. Moore. This year Moore has been traded away, and the plan is for Burden to get more passes thrown his way. Johnson thinks Burden is more than ready.
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