Colston Loveland Cleared From Concussion Protocol, Active Status Confirmed

Colston Loveland has been cleared from the NFL concussion protocol and is listed as active — the most important update here is that the protocol process worked as designed. Concussion protocol clearance means Loveland has passed all required symptom, cognitive, and exertional benchmarks under independent neurologist oversight; it is not simply a team decision.

The NFL's concussion protocol requires stepwise progression through rest, aerobic activity, sport-specific exercise, non-contact practice, full practice, and final clearance by an independent neurologist. Clearance at any stage is contingent on symptom resolution and objective cognitive testing. Loveland has cleared all of those gates.

With this happening in April, the timing is favorable. Loveland enters the offseason program with full status, giving him the entire spring and summer to ramp up with the Bears before Week 1. There are no biological healing constraints that would threaten his availability for the 2026 regular season. The trajectory here is clean — cleared, active, and on a normal developmental path heading into his sophomore NFL season.