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After clutch catches Sunday, Bears WR Luther Burden could be in line for more work

Luther Burden picked the perfect time Sunday to make his biggest impact in a month.On the last play before the two-minute warning in the fourth quarter, the Bears’ second round rookie ran a fade stop route against Giants cornerback Korie Black, plucking Caleb Williams’ pass from the air at the Giants’ 28 and pushing two defenders nine yards for a gain of 27.“It was a pretty easy deep stopper,” Burden said. “Get him going, stop on a dime, get a good completion.”In the three weeks leading up to Sunday’s 24-20 win against the Giants, Burden had caught three passes for 21 yards...

Luther Burden picked the perfect time Sunday to make his biggest impact in a month.On the last play before the two-minute warning in the fourth quarter, the Bears’ second round rookie ran a fade stop route against Giants cornerback Korie Black, plucking Caleb Williams’ pass from the air at the Giants’ 28 and pushing two defenders nine yards for a gain of 27.“It was a pretty easy deep stopper,” Burden said. “Get him going, stop on a dime, get a good completion.”In the three weeks leading up to Sunday’s 24-20 win against the Giants, Burden had caught three passes for 21 yards...

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