Chicago Bears wide receiver Rome Odunze catches a ball during NFL football practice at Halas Hall in Lake Forest, Ill., Thursday, June 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) AP
Life in the NFL has started to slow down for Rome Odunze.
It can sometimes feel like a blur, especially for a rookie like Odunze whom the Bears selected in the first round of last year’s draft. But with a year of experience paired with an offseason of preparation, Odunze feels comfortable heading into his second season.
“I feel great,” Odunze told reporters Thursday on the last day of mandatory minicamp. “I feel like I’ve taken that time in the offseason up until, up from when we finished playing, up until this point to kind of dial in on what I feel like I need my physicality and body type to be to play at this level a