Rome Odunze’s Bears return will have to wait.

The Chicago receiver was ruled out of Sunday’s Week 15 matchup against the Browns just minutes before kickoff after aggravating his foot injury, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported .

The second-year wide receiver, who missed the Bears’ loss to the Packers last week, was previously listed as questionable with a foot injury, but was upgraded to active on Saturday as the Bears had growing optimism to play him.

It’s unclear what aggravated Odunze’s foot in the lead-up to the game.

He was limited throughout practice this week while dealing with lingering foot and heel problems he has had since October.

The Bears shut out the Browns in Odunze’s absence in the first half Sunday, 14-0.

The Bears are in the thick of the NFC playoff race as they

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