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Chicago Bears’ Rome Odunze has one very clear offseason goal

Monday, January 19, 2026 15:33

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Los Angeles Rams safety Kam Curl (3) tackles and upends Chicago Bears wide receiver Rome Odunze

Chicago Bears‘ second-year wide receiver Rome Odunze’s season didn’t go quite as he planned, and certainly didn’t finish as he had hoped.

Odunze, who arrived in Chicago alongside quarterback Caleb Williams as the ninth overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, battled through several injuries during the 2025 campaign and had one of the more costly drops of the Bears’ 20-17 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Divisional Playoffs.

Chicago Bears’ Rome Odunze vows big improvement in 2026

Rome Odunze, Chicago Bears — Aug 22, 2025; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Chicago Bears wide receiver Rome Odunze (15) runs with the ball against Kansas City Chiefs safety Bryan Cook (6) during the first half at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images

One day after the Bears’ bid for an eighth comeback victory this season, and bid for a trip to the NFC Championship Game came up short, Odunze had already turned his sights to the 2026 campaign and how he can figure as an even bigger piece of the puzzle next season.

“I gotta step through and proceed to be a catalyst to this team’s success,” Odunze told reporters Monday, shortly after clearing out his locker at Halas Hall. “And I don’t feel like I did that well enough this season.”

Odunze caught just 44 passes for 661 yards, with his production slightly dipping from his rookie campaign, but he doubled his touchdown output to six touchdown receptions this past season.

However, Odunze never quite seemed to hit stride in his first season in first-year head coach Ben Johnson’s offense, and suffered a stress fracture in his foot that sidelined him for the final five games of the regular season.

Nov 28, 2025; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Chicago Bears wide receiver Rome Odunze (15) celebrates a first down against the Philadelphia Eagles during the first quarter of the game at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images

The former University of Washington standout acknowledges that if he’s going to make the big step in his third season that the Bears expect and need him to, it starts with looking back on where things could have gone better in 2025.

“At the end of the day, it’s about going back to the drawing board,” Odunze said. “And looking at some things in my routine, or maybe my preparation that I can change, so I can be the player I need to be for this team.”

“I gotta step through and proceed to be a catalyst to this team’s success and I don’t feel like I did that well enough this season.”

Rome Odunze reflects on ups and downs of 2025 season: pic.twitter.com/lDIQIIseuW

— CHGO Bears (@CHGO_Bears) January 19, 2026

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