During her stay in Ann Arbor, Loveland became a big fan of the work of the first -year Bears coach Ben Johnson as an offensive coordinator of the Lions. The two then struck when Johnson attended the professional day of Loveland.
“I love the guy,” said Loveland. “Before even meeting him, watching Detroit last year, the things they did, guy, really intelligent. Knows what he does. Knows football. Finally being able to speak with him and meet him and choose his brain, I am the N ° 1 fan of this type, that’s for sure.
Loveland revealed that when he met Johnson, the coach told him that the Michigan product reminded him of the Pro Bowl Lions, Sam Laporta, who captured 146 passes for 1615 yards and 17 TD during his first two seasons of the NFL in Detroit.
“They asked me in a way who are some of my favorite tight ends, and I mentioned a couple and I threw the name of Laporta in there,” said Loveland. “Shout too. And he says,” I can see you do a lot of these things too. “
“It was pretty cool to hear. And now, seeing it all will last, I’m excited. I know it’s great and he’s going to do good for Chicago.”
