Contrary to his surname, wide receiver Luther Burden III seeks to lighten the load for some of the Chicago Bears as he enters his rookie season.

Drafted as the 39th overall pick out of Missouri, Burden's role remains unclear before their Week 1 assignment against the Minnesota Vikings on Monday. But so far, he is likely to play backup to starters DJ Moore and Rome Odunze .

Even before stepping on the field, the 21-year-old Burden has already made a crucial decision : His jersey number.

At least for now.

For the third time, Burden changed his jersey number, picking No. 10 after initially getting No. 87 and changing to No. 13 following the roster cuts.

He was able to snag No. 10 and get rid of the possibly unlucky No. 13 after fellow rookie Jahdae Walker gave it up and decided t

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