Chicago Bears WR Rome Odunze made surprise football decision

Odunze is certainly going to be putting in the work to become a top receiver in the league. Per Zack Pearson of Bear Report, the Washington Huskies standout plans to attend voluntary practices next week.

“With just a week left of offseason practices before training camp, Rome Odunze says he will be here next week. Interesting,” Pearson posted on X.

It’s unclear if Caleb Williams will join

Next week’s practices are labeled for rookies, but sometimes younger players volunteer to gain extra reps before entering the dead period. Odunze is taking the noble approach by trying to learn as much as he can in June before training camp competition gets serious in July.

It’s unclear if quarterback Caleb Williams will attend those practices. Again, Odunze’s decision to attend those practices comes as a surprise–it wouldn’t be expected for Williams to show up with Odunze and a bunch of rookies. After all, Burden and Loveland are still on the mend from injuries this spring.

Odunze is showing Johnson’s staff and the Bears he’s serious about getting better this year. Maybe Johnson will work harder on getting Odunze the ball in the upcoming season.