LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Chicago Bears wide receiver Rome Odunze said Thursday that his father's posts on social media are his prerogative, but that they don't speak for the former first-round pick.

Odunze is coming off his NFL first game without a catch despite the Bears scoring 47 points in a last-second win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday. He was targeted three times in the game.

Though the ninth pick in the 2024 draft offered an honest assessment of his play against the Bengals -- noting a pass in the end zone that hit his hands was one he "could definitely make" but struggled to haul in once the ball was tipped -- his father took to social media this week to express criticism of the Bears' offense.

After the win, James Odunze reposted a message on social media that asked wh

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