Rome Odunze moves up again
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Rome Odunze became only the second Chicago Bears player to accomplish this feat (also met by Hall of Famer Walter Payton).
Chicago Bears wide receiver Rome Odunze is a player that the Las Vegas Raiders‘ defense will need to keep quiet. The 23-year-old is a go-to target for quarterback Caleb Williams, and one Raiders secondary player knows the receiver well to help his teammates take Odunze away.
He became the first Bears player to score in each of their first four games since Walter Payton did it in 1986. The
Odunze had four receptions on eight targets for 69 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 25-24 win over the Raiders.
On the first play of the drive, D’Andre Swift committed a face mask penalty that set them back 15 yards. The following play yielded an incomplete pass from Williams, but he promptly recovered with a 17-yard completion to his veteran wide out, D.J. Moore.
Odunze has looked the part of a No. 1 receiver. His 165 receiving yards ranks ninth in the NFL. He’s tied for the NFL lead with three touchdown catches — as many as he had all last year.
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Odunze, only in his second season, is younger (23) and - for now - cheaper than the 28-year-old Moore, who in July 2024 signed a four-year, $110 million contract extension. The Bears also spent a second-round draft pick on receiver Luther Burden last April. and a first-rounder on another pass-catching weapon in tight end Colston Loveland.