Missouri wide receiver Luther Burden III is moving on after not being selected in the first round of Thursday night's NFL draft. In fact, instead of sulking about it, he's just going back to work. The 21-year-old posted the following photo at the conclusion of the night—timestamped 12:52 a.m.—with practice equipment at Missouri's facility.

The Chicago Bears have spent this offseason trying to build around quarterback Caleb Williams. Chicago hired the offensive-minded Ben Johnson as head coach, added three new starters on the offensive line and drafted tight end Colston Loveland with the No.

Former Mizzou WR Luther Burden III will be taking his talents from Columbia to Chicago. The Chicago Bears ended Burden's draft slide and selected the versatile wideout with the 39th overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. Burden is the first Missouri wide receiver drafted by the Bears since Justin Gage in 2003.