{"id":3439,"date":"2025-12-29T11:09:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T11:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firearmupgrades.com\/?p=3439"},"modified":"2025-12-29T11:09:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T11:09:07","slug":"bears-luther-burden-just-tired-after-posting-career-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firearmupgrades.com\/?p=3439","title":{"rendered":"Bears&#8217; Luther Burden just &#8216;tired&#8217; after posting career game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>SANTA CLARA, Calif. \u2014 After posting the best game of his young career, <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/bears\" target=\"_blank\" data-cms-ai=\"0\">Bears<\/a> receiver Luther Burden had to get to the locker room on a cart Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p>He said afterward, though, that it was a function of his effort, not necessarily an injury. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI gave my all out there, bro,\u201d he said after the game. \u201cSo I\u2019m tired as hell.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Even so, he walked with a limp in the locker room.<\/p>\n<p>Burden, who missed the Packers game last week because of a sprained ankle, led the Bears with eight catches and 138 yards in the team\u2019s <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/bears\/2025\/12\/28\/bears-49ers-look-belong-postseason-dress-rehearsal-caleb-williams-ben-johnson-luther-burden-nfl\" target=\"_blank\" data-cms-ai=\"0\">42-38 loss to the 49ers<\/a> at Levi\u2019s Stadium. His performance was needed, given that Rome Odunze remains out with a chronic foot issue and DJ Moore was slowed by an illness and finished with one catch for seven yards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLuther had a huge game for us,\u201d coach Ben Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>Burden fell to the ground on the Bears\u2019 final play, an incomplete pass to Jahdae Walker. He was treated by trainers, walked across part of the field and then rode the cart toward the locker room.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was a lot of space in the defense,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><bsp-list-loadmore class=\"PageListH\" data-module=\"\" data-hide-authors=\"true\" data-hide-categories=\"true\" data-hide-dates=\"true\" data-show-loadmore=\"true\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"list-bc0001\" name=\"list-bc0001\" data-cms-ai=\"0\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"PageListH-items\" data-with-borders=\"\" data-list-loadmore-items=\"\">\n<div class=\"PageListH-items-item\">\n<div class=\"PagePromoB\">\n<div class=\"PagePromo-media\"><a class=\"Link\" aria-label=\"Halas Intrigue podcast: Positive loss\" href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/halas-intrigue\/2025\/12\/29\/bears-49ers-podcast-halas-intrigue-caleb-williams-lions-playoffs\" data-cms-ai=\"0\"><picture data-crop=\"large-2x1-notfixed\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cst.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/8f6d874\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3000x2001+0+0\/resize\/840x560!\/format\/webp\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F31%2F01%2Fc2559a5046949ccddec4763a3c36%2Fniners-pod.jpg 1x,https:\/\/cst.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/711d191\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3000x2001+0+0\/resize\/1680x1120!\/format\/webp\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F31%2F01%2Fc2559a5046949ccddec4763a3c36%2Fniners-pod.jpg 2x\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSI1NjBweCIgd2lkdGg9Ijg0MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\"\/><source width=\"840\" height=\"560\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cst.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/addc385\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3000x2001+0+0\/resize\/840x560!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F31%2F01%2Fc2559a5046949ccddec4763a3c36%2Fniners-pod.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSI1NjBweCIgd2lkdGg9Ijg0MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\"\/><\/p>\n<\/picture>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"PagePromoB-content\">\n<p>The Bears\u2019 latest comeback attempt came up short against the 49ers. But there are reasons to be positive as the playoffs approach. <\/p>\n<div class=\"PagePromo-byline\">\n<p>\n                    <bsp-timestamp data-timestamp=\"1767006300000\" data-promo=\"true\"><br \/>\n                        <template data-date-tpl=\"\">[month] [day], [year], [hour]:[minute][ampm] [timezone]<\/template><br \/>\n                        <span data-date=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n                    <\/bsp-timestamp><span class=\"dot\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <span class=\"dot-divider\"\/><br \/>\n    <svg class=\"PagePromo-readingTime-icon\">\n      <use xlink:href=\"#icon-clock-reading\"\/>\n    <\/svg><br \/>\n    <span class=\"PagePromo-readingTime-text\"><br \/>\n      <bsp-time-to-read data-article-word-count=\"53\"\/> read<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"PageListH-items-item\">\n<div class=\"PagePromoB\">\n<div class=\"PagePromo-media\"><a class=\"Link\" aria-label=\"QB Caleb Williams says Bears are \u2018team to be reckoned with\u2019 in playoffs after narrow loss to 49ers\" href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/bears\/2025\/12\/29\/qb-caleb-williams-says-bears-are-team-to-be-reckoned-with-in-playoffs-after-narrow-loss-to-49ers\" data-cms-ai=\"0\"><picture data-crop=\"large-2x1-notfixed\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cst.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/3a36d42\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5563x3709+0+0\/resize\/840x560!\/format\/webp\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fca%2F2f%2F03c2eadf49628cf24702214924e7%2Fap25363194607439.jpg 1x,https:\/\/cst.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/51b2c6a\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5563x3709+0+0\/resize\/1680x1120!\/format\/webp\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fca%2F2f%2F03c2eadf49628cf24702214924e7%2Fap25363194607439.jpg 2x\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSI1NjBweCIgd2lkdGg9Ijg0MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\"\/><source width=\"840\" height=\"560\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cst.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/eabfadf\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5563x3709+0+0\/resize\/840x560!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fca%2F2f%2F03c2eadf49628cf24702214924e7%2Fap25363194607439.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSI1NjBweCIgd2lkdGg9Ijg0MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Bears 49ers Football\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cst.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/eabfadf\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5563x3709+0+0\/resize\/840x560!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fca%2F2f%2F03c2eadf49628cf24702214924e7%2Fap25363194607439.jpg 1x,https:\/\/cst.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/55a7fea\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5563x3709+0+0\/resize\/1680x1120!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fca%2F2f%2F03c2eadf49628cf24702214924e7%2Fap25363194607439.jpg 2x\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/cst.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/eabfadf\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5563x3709+0+0\/resize\/840x560!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fca%2F2f%2F03c2eadf49628cf24702214924e7%2Fap25363194607439.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSI1NjBweCIgd2lkdGg9Ijg0MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\"\/><\/p>\n<\/picture>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"PagePromoB-content\">\n<p>Williams threw for a season-high 330 yards against the 49ers, and despite the loss, the Bears appear to be progressing as they near the postseason<\/p>\n<div class=\"PagePromo-byline\">\n<p>\n                    <bsp-timestamp data-timestamp=\"1766990557000\" data-promo=\"true\"><br \/>\n                        <template data-date-tpl=\"\">[month] [day], [year], [hour]:[minute][ampm] [timezone]<\/template><br \/>\n                        <span data-date=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n                    <\/bsp-timestamp><span class=\"dot\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <span class=\"dot-divider\"\/><br \/>\n    <svg class=\"PagePromo-readingTime-icon\">\n      <use xlink:href=\"#icon-clock-reading\"\/>\n    <\/svg><br \/>\n    <span class=\"PagePromo-readingTime-text\"><br \/>\n      <bsp-time-to-read data-article-word-count=\"409\"\/> read<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"PageListH-items-item\">\n<div class=\"PagePromoB\">\n<div class=\"PagePromo-media\"><a class=\"Link\" aria-label=\"Bears' C.J. Gardner-Johnson bemoans 'BS' call that cost him interception\" href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/bears\/2025\/12\/29\/bears-49ers-cj-gardner-johnson-bemoans-bs-call-cost-interception\" data-cms-ai=\"0\"><picture data-crop=\"large-2x1-notfixed\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cst.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/b14f286\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3515x2344+0+0\/resize\/840x560!\/format\/webp\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F66%2F4c%2Ff4954e4b4b7aa569e6c071c7fb0e%2Fbears-122125-76.jpg 1x,https:\/\/cst.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/0ef31d3\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3515x2344+0+0\/resize\/1680x1120!\/format\/webp\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F66%2F4c%2Ff4954e4b4b7aa569e6c071c7fb0e%2Fbears-122125-76.jpg 2x\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSI1NjBweCIgd2lkdGg9Ijg0MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\"\/><source width=\"840\" height=\"560\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cst.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/a5fea60\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3515x2344+0+0\/resize\/840x560!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F66%2F4c%2Ff4954e4b4b7aa569e6c071c7fb0e%2Fbears-122125-76.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSI1NjBweCIgd2lkdGg9Ijg0MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"BEARS-122125-76.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cst.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/a5fea60\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3515x2344+0+0\/resize\/840x560!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F66%2F4c%2Ff4954e4b4b7aa569e6c071c7fb0e%2Fbears-122125-76.jpg 1x,https:\/\/cst.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/313bd6c\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3515x2344+0+0\/resize\/1680x1120!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F66%2F4c%2Ff4954e4b4b7aa569e6c071c7fb0e%2Fbears-122125-76.jpg 2x\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/cst.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/a5fea60\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3515x2344+0+0\/resize\/840x560!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F66%2F4c%2Ff4954e4b4b7aa569e6c071c7fb0e%2Fbears-122125-76.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSI1NjBweCIgd2lkdGg9Ijg0MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\"\/><\/p>\n<\/picture>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"PagePromoB-content\">\n<p>He was called for illegal hands to the face.<\/p>\n<div class=\"PagePromo-byline\">\n<p>\n                    <bsp-timestamp data-timestamp=\"1766989654000\" data-promo=\"true\"><br \/>\n                        <template data-date-tpl=\"\">[month] [day], [year], [hour]:[minute][ampm] [timezone]<\/template><br \/>\n                        <span data-date=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n                    <\/bsp-timestamp><span class=\"dot\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <span class=\"dot-divider\"\/><br \/>\n    <svg class=\"PagePromo-readingTime-icon\">\n      <use xlink:href=\"#icon-clock-reading\"\/>\n    <\/svg><br \/>\n    <span class=\"PagePromo-readingTime-text\"><br \/>\n      <bsp-time-to-read data-article-word-count=\"145\"\/> read<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/bsp-list-loadmore><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/bears\/2025\/12\/29\/bears-49ers-receiver-luther-burden-just-tired-after-posting-career-game-sunday-night\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SANTA CLARA, Calif. \u2014 After posting the best game of his young career, Bears receiver Luther Burden had to get to the locker room on a cart Sunday night. He said afterward, though, that it was a function of his effort, not necessarily an injury. \u201cI gave my all out there, bro,\u201d he said after [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3440,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3439","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-usa-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/firearmupgrades.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/firearmupgrades.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/firearmupgrades.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/firearmupgrades.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/firearmupgrades.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3439"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/firearmupgrades.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3439\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/firearmupgrades.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/firearmupgrades.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/firearmupgrades.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/firearmupgrades.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}