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Bears coach Ben Johnson recently compared Burden to two multi-Pro Bowl wide receivers that he previously coached, Jarvis Landry and Amon-Ra St. Brown. With DJ Moore on the Bills and vacating 85 targets, Burden could make a huge leap into an every week, start him and forget about it, fantasy star. One thing to keep an eye on is that Burden suffered a groin injury in practice on Saturday, Aug. 9.
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Burden's 85-target vacancy and Johnson's elite comparisons support WR1 breakout, but groin injury is a concern.

Second-round pick WR for Chicago has huge leap potential into an every-week starter after catching 47 passes as a rookie and improving weekly late in the season; Bears coach Ben Johnson compared him to multi-Pro Bowl receivers Jarvis Landry and Amon-Ra St. Brown. With DJ Moore vacating 85 targets to the Bills, Burden could make a significant jump, though a groin injury suffered in practice on Aug. 9 could delay his breakout and make his fifth-round price tag risky.

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