Rome Odunze’s career in Chicago has not been the smoothest journey thus far. The No. 9 pick in the 2024 NFL draft, Odunze suffered through a rocky rookie season amidst significant turnover within the Bears’ organization. His sophomore season in 2025 has been better, for the most part, but Odunze has still struggled to consistently impact the game and stay involved in the offense.
All the while his father, James Odunze, has made his opinion public that the Bears’ coaches are the problem and Rome could be a star if he were on a team that threw him the ball. It became a talking point this week after Odunze failed to record a catch in the Bears’ wild 47-42 win over the Bengals last Sunday; the elder Odunze retweeted several angry tweets suggesting Chicago doesn’t use his son correctly and one that urged for the team to trade him.
