After a record-breaking season with the Washington Huskies, Chicago Bears fans are anxiously waiting for the NFL debut of Rome Odunze. General manager Ryan Poles selected him with the No. 9 overall pick in April’s NFL draft and did an extremely impressive job building an offense that should give the Bears the ability to compete in the NFC North this season and for the foreseeable future.
Headlined by Odunze and the No. 1 overall pick, quarterback Caleb Williams, the Bears have pulled off trades for veteran receivers Keenan Allen and DJ Moore over the last two years and after Odunze’s selection, have arguably one of the best trios of pass catchers in the NFL.
As the Bears continue to prepare for the upcoming season, Odunze has been doing everything in his power both on and off the field to make sure he’s ready for his first professional campaign and has caught the eye of head coach Matt Eberflus.
“We’re giving him a lot. He’s playing multiple positions and we think he’s going to be able to handle those concepts,” Eberflus told members of the media. “The veterans are going to help him through training camp, there’s wisdom there with years and experience but I really believe he’s going to have the ability to take off because of the other players.”
“You won’t be able to hone in on one guy. If we just had him and he was the No. 1, they can do some things to him defensively but you won’t be able to do that versus our crew.”
Unsurprisingly to any Husky fan, Odunze has also picked up the playbook very quickly and has displayed his extremely high football IQ to his teammates.
“Some guys just have a knack to do it,” Eberflus said. “He’s able to process a bunch of information at the same time and take it to the field. He’s really good that way. Done a great job of making himself a great player and he’s going to continue to grow that way.”
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