NFL Rookie From Southern Idaho Featured On Sunday Pregame Show

Like many of you, I spent a few hours watching preseason football over the weekend. One matchup was especially exciting for Gem State football fans because its pregame show gave a lot of love to a southern Idaho native.

Making it into the National Football League is a dream of most who play the sport growing up, and only a small percentage of these athletes get the opportunity.

One southern Idaho native who managed to get his name called in the 2025 draft got a nice plug this past Sunday before his team took on the Miami Dolphins in the first week of preseason action.

Gooding, Idaho's Colston Loveland Got Some Television Time Sunday Before The Bears / Dolphins Preseason Game.

Colston Loveland grew up 35 miles north of Twin Falls in Gooding, Idaho. His family owns farmland in the community of 3,700 residents.

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Loveland was picked 10th in the draft by the Chicago Bears. He spent three seasons as a tight end for the Michigan Wolverines before being drafted in April.

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Before the Bears / Dolphins game on Sunday (August 10), Loveland's story and rise from a small town in Idaho to the NFL was featured in a pregame segment. Footage of the family farm, as well as highlights from his high school and college days, were included in the broadcast.

The game ended in a 24-24 tie, with Loveland catching one pass for eight yards.