{"id":6362,"date":"2024-09-09T19:55:11","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T19:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=6362"},"modified":"2024-09-09T19:55:11","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T19:55:11","slug":"chicago-bears-announce-very-concerning-injury-update-for-rookie-wr-rome-odunze-after-week-1-win-over-tennessee-titans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=6362","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Bears Announce Very Concerning Injury Update For Rookie WR Rome Odunze After Week 1 Win Over Tennessee Titans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/chicago-bears\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chicago Bears<\/a>\u00a0have announced a concerning injury update on rookie star wide receiver\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/rome-odunze\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rome Odunze<\/a>\u00a0following their Week 1 home victory over the Tennessee Titans.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-sm-content-width\" data-content-name=\"mai-video-player\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div id=\"pw-med-background\">\n<div id=\"med_rect_atf2\" class=\"pw-tag\" data-pw-desk=\"med_rect_atf\" data-pw-mobi=\"med_rect_atf\" data-google-query-id=\"CM6qpujRtogDFZWEOgUdaAQEqg\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/154013155,90099095\/1025157\/74736\/publisher:1025157-website:74736-medium_rectangle\/publisher:1025157-website:74736-medium_rectangle-CP\/publisher:1025157-website:74736-medium_rectangle-CP-Corner-ad_1__container__\">\n<p>Per ESPN\u2019s\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/adam-schefter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adam Schefter<\/a>, Bears head coach Matt Eberflus reported that Rome Odunze is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/1833191104432472413\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">undergoing an MRI on a knee injury<\/a>\u00a0he suffered during the game. It\u2019s not known when exactly Odunze suffered the injury.<\/p>\n<p>Bill Zimmerman theorizes that he injury occurred when Odunze collided with a Tennessee opponent and Bears teammate Velus Jones in the fourth quarter after the latter caught a short pass:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Velus Jones and a Titans player collide with Rome Odunze and he goes down awkwardly late in the 4th quarter. I would expect this is the play where Odunze was potentially injured. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JO6tKdCBD8\">pic.twitter.com\/JO6tKdCBD8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bill Zimmerman (@BillTZimmerman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillTZimmerman\/status\/1833193556762128420?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In his\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0debut, Rome Odunze caught one pass for 11 years. The Bears offense struggled as a whole, generating just 148 yards of offense on 53 plays. They pulled out a 24-17 victory, however, thanks to a special teams punt block touchdown and a Tyrique Stevenson pick-six.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pw-ad-scroll-container pw-clearfix\" data-pw-in-article=\"true\">\n<div class=\"pw_report_ad_container\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Bears HC Matt Eberflus said WR Rome Odunze will undergo an MRI today on his knee.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/1833191104432472413?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Bears drafted Odunze ninth overall, eight picks after using the No. 1 selection on Caleb Williams. Odunze joined a rebuilt Chicago offense that also added running back D\u2019Andre Swift and All-Pro wide receiver Keenan Allen to complement DJ Moore, Khalil Herbert and Cole Kmet.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mai-link-exclude has-alt-background-color has-background has-light-background has-xs-padding-top has-xs-padding-bottom has-sm-padding-left has-sm-padding-right has-xl-margin-top has-xl-margin-bottom\" data-content-name=\"Google News Follow Us\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Bears WR Rome Odunze&#8217;s last play on the field was D&#8217;Andre Swift&#8217;s 20-yard run with 4:22 left in the 4th quarter. You can see him hopping off to the sideline at the end of the play <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kVJ52xkgqb\">pic.twitter.com\/kVJ52xkgqb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kevin Fishbain (@kfishbain) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kfishbain\/status\/1833193524495270093?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The 6-foot-3, 215-pound Rome Odunze had an excellent final season at Washington, hauling in 92 receptions for 1,640 yards and 13 touchdowns. The Huskies reached the national championship game but well to the Michigan Wolverines.<\/p>\n<p>Chicago will visit CJ Stroud and the Houston Texans on \u201cSunday Night Football\u201d in Week 2. After that, they\u2019ll travel to Indianapolis to take on Anthony Richardson\u2019s Colts. We\u2019ll provide more details on Odunze\u2019s status when they become available.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-bears-need-rome-odunze-to-compete-for-a-playoff-spot\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bears Need Rome Odunze To Compete For A Playoff Spot<\/h2>\n<p>The Bears offense is clearly a work in progress with a rookie quarterback in Williams and new faces in Odunze, Allen and Swift. But Chicago needs its key weapons to be at full strength if they\u2019re to compete for a playoff spot in a crowded NFC.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pw-ad-container-logo\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The\u00a0Chicago Bears\u00a0have announced a concerning injury update on rookie star wide receiver\u00a0Rome Odunze\u00a0following their Week 1 home victory over the Tennessee Titans. Per ESPN\u2019s\u00a0Adam Schefter, Bears head coach Matt &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6363,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6362","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6362"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6362\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6364,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6362\/revisions\/6364"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}