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Bears TE Cole Kmet shares some lofty goals when it comes to working alongside first-round pick Colston Loveland at the position

Originally posted on A to Z Sports | By Kole Noble | Last updated Jun 4, 2025 12:51 PM ET

When the Chicago Bears used the 10th overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft to select Michigan tight end Colston Loveland, current tight end Cole Kmet was a little "taken aback" until he got to hear from head coach Ben Johnson after the pick was announced.

"I think at first, you're taken aback a little bit," Kmet said. "But Ben was awesome about it in terms of calling me right away explaining the decision. From there you're just all on board and you understand their vision."

As the longest tenured player on the roster with a new coaching staff coming in, Kmet had every right to feel that way after seeing the team make that decision.

"I felt good leaving the conversation and I think whenever you meet somebody for the first time -- still getting to know Ben, I don't know where he stands on me and quite frankly, I don't know where I stand with him at that point because you're just meeting somebody," Kmet added. "I think those are healthy conversations to have."

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With all the immediate concerns addressed, Kmet quickly understood what the big plan was going to look like for both players.

Since the selection, we now know how both players are expected to be heavily involved in the offense and how the two tight ends can work together harmoniously.

"You understand that there’s going to be areas where we complement each other. And there’s obviously, just like any position room, there’s going to be areas where we compete for things," Kmet explained. "That’s football and that’s how it should be. So, I’m excited about it, and I’m excited to not only push him and for him to push me and we’re going to make each other better...

"I think the goal with it is to become the best 12 tandem in the league and we can take it from there.”

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That's quite the lofty goal from Kmet wanting to create the best 12-personnel tandem in the league with Loveland. The two certainly have the talent to do so, and a capable play-caller who's used to running an effective 12-personnel offense.

During the start of OTAs and now mandatory minicamp, we haven't been able to see Kmet and Loveland share the field at the same time to really see this vision come to life with Loveland still rehabbing from an offseason shoulder surgery.

That time will come on the field, but in the meantime Loveland has been a sponge on the sideline mastering the playbook and learning from the sixth-year veteran.

“Getting to know Colston has been great so far. And I want to give him as much knowledge as I can, give him all the things that I’ve learned and get him up to pace as soon and as quickly as possible so that he can go out there and be the best football player that he can be this year and going forward," Kmet said. "So I’m excited about that. It’s been awesome to get to know him in these past few weeks since he’s been drafted. I think he’s going to fit just fine in our room and in the offense as well.”

It's great to see Kmet embrace this role and the decision, not every player feels the same way when something like that goes down. Together, Kmet and Loveland will give the Bears two dominant players at the position to match up against opposing defenses throughout the 2025 season.