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The No. 10 overall pick in the NFL Draft, Loveland\xa0remains\xa0sidelined while recovering from shoulder surgery.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmah5fjkp002e357sdde45n37@published'}, {'data': {'text': '“I’m\xa0itching to get out there,” Loveland said with a smile.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmah5fjkp002f357s5m5qpk5d@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Loveland underwent surgery in late January, and doctors estimated that a six-month recovery awaited him. If that proves to be the case, Loveland will be cleared to return just as the Bears begin training camp in late July.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmah5fjkp002g357sz86qktkt@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'For now, Loveland can only watch from the sideline and learn from a mental perspective.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmah5fjkp002h357s9mhtrtxe@published'}, {'data': {'text': "“That's a priority for us, is getting him back healthy,” Bears head coach Ben Johnson said. “Because the sooner he gets healthy, then we get the full-speed reps and\xa0that's\xa0where it really all comes together.\xa0It's\xa0more mental and\xa0we're\xa0going to take full opportunity with the time we have with him (during the offseason program) in terms of getting him up to speed with not only what the veterans know mentally but how much\xa0can we\xa0walk through with him on the side to speed up the learning process.”", '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmah5fjkp002i357segaj5t9j@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Loveland hopes to get work in with a few Bears before the start of training camp. In the six-week break between the end of the offseason program and the start of training camp, Loveland is planning to travel with quarterback Caleb Williams and several teammates to get work in before camp begins.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmah5fjkp002j357sf0jxdxl8@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Until then, Loveland is doing everything in his power to prepare himself for when\xa0he’s\xa0cleared to take the field.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmah5fjkp002k357sd03dcq03@published'}, {'data': {'text': "“The mental reps, they're huge,” Loveland said. “They are just as important – knowing the play, seeing it,\xa0literally exactly\xa0like\xa0I'm\xa0in there.\xa0It's\xa0different doing it obviously. But\xa0I'm\xa0doing everything I can, taking those mental reps, being in the playbook all the time. 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