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Chicago Bears Star Reveals β€˜New Normal’ After 2025 Injury

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4 June 2026 at 06:08

The Chicago Bears had a strong 2025 season, finishing as the second seed in the NFC and winning a playoff game. However, they lost in the NFC Divisional Round against the Los Angeles Rams and are looking to take that next step in 2026. They made a lot of changes to the roster, but a significant amount of eyeballs are going to be on the wide receiver room. Rome Odunze is looking to take that next step as a big-time receiver and dealt with a foot injury that limited him last season. Let’s take a closer look at what he said about the injury that plagued him in 2025.

Chicago Bears wide receiver Rome Odunze discusses his foot injury from 2025

Dec 8, 2024; Santa Clara, California, USA; Chicago Bears wide receiver Rome Odunze (15) catches a touchdown during the third quarter against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Kupbens-Imagn Images
Dec 8, 2024; Santa Clara, California, USA; Chicago Bears wide receiver Rome Odunze (15) catches a touchdown during the third quarter against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Kupbens-Imagn Images

While speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Chicago Bears wide receiver Rome Odunze set some alarms with his answer about his foot injury from last season:

β€œIt’s not from a standpoint that I’m like always in pain, but the way my foot broke, there’s calluses in there that create a different type of foot structure with those bones – different things that kind of shifts things around. So my new normal ws kind of what I am going into. And I don’t think that’s anything that’s going to prohibit me or keep me from making plays.”

Odunze missed five games last year with a left foot injury and was seen being limited throughout points of the year. He is expected to take a major step forward after an injury-riddled sophomore season with the Chicago Bears. A significant chunk of his 2025 production was in the first four games before he suffered his foot injury. Odunze wrapped up the season with 44 receptions on 90 targets for 661 yards (15.0 yards per catch) with six receiving touchdowns.

With the Chicago Bears deciding to trade away DJ Moore to the Buffalo Bills, they are expecting a bigger role for Odunze. He is now the second wide receiver with Luther Burden III. He mentioned that he is not expecting the injury to limit his production in 2026, but it will be intriguing to see how well Odunze plays for the Chicago Bears in 2026.

The post Chicago Bears Star Reveals β€˜New Normal’ After 2025 Injury appeared first on Gridiron Heroics.

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