Well, they’re different players, so I think it boiled down to team preference. Loveland was more the athletic, route-running separator (he’s also three years younger). Warren was more than a Swiss Army knife,

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

While Loveland wore number 18 for the Michigan Wolverines, the rookie tight end will be donning a new number with the Bears. Loveland will wear number 84, according to NFL Jersey Numbers. The last Bears player that was assigned 84 was Miles Boykin, who signed a one-year deal this offseason.