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• Bears' Rome Odunze: Considered week-to-week

  3D ago • By RotoWire

  Odunze, who was ruled out for Sunday's game against Green Bay, has been playing with a stress fracture in his foot and is considered week-to-week, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. The report suggests Odunze should return at some point in December, with the expectation being that rest will help (he didn't practice at all this week) .The stress fracture helps explain his drastic downturn in production after a fast start to the season, though other factors contributed there as well. In Odunze's absence, the Bears figure to deploy DJ Moore, Luther Burden and Olamide Zaccheaus as their top three WRs against the Packers.

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• Bears' Rome Odunze: Ruled out for Sunday

  3D ago • By RotoWire

  Odunze (foot) has been ruled out for Sunday's game at Green Bay. There was no clear sign of trouble during last week's 24-15 win over the Eagles, in which Odunze handled an 80 percent snap share and 87 percent route share but finished with just two catches for eight yards on six targets. He likely was injured at some point during that game, as he hasn't practiced since and will now miss a contest for the first time in his NFL career. Luther Burden and Olamide Zaccheaus figure to get more playing time in Odunze's absence, with DJ Moore, Colston Loveland and Cole Kmet also among the potential beneficiaries in terms of target volume.

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• Bears' Rome Odunze: Looking shaky for Sunday

  3D ago • By RotoWire

  Bears head coach Ben Johnson didn't sound confident about Odunze (foot) playing in Sunday's game at Green Bay, according to Chris Emma of 670TheScore.com. Emma reports that Johnson was more optimistic about LB T.J. Edwards (hand/hamstring) than Odunze, who missed practice Wednesday and Thursday. Odunze was listed with heel and ankle injuries earlier this season, but he hasn't missed a game in his young NFL career.

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• Bears' Rome Odunze: Bust Alert (Start/Sit)

  5D ago • By Jamey Eisenberg

  Odunze is struggling heading into Week 14 at Green Bay, and he's only worth starting in three-receiver leagues. He has scored 8.3 PPR points or less in four of his past five games, including three in a row, and it's not for a lack of targets. Odunze has at least six targets in each of his past three games, but he's just not connecting with Caleb Williams. The run game has also been dominant for the Bears, and Odunze has a difficult matchup against the Packers, who have allowed just five touchdowns to receivers in their past six games. And only seven receivers have scored more than 12 PPR points against Green Bay this season. I still consider Odunze a low-end starter in two-receiver leagues, but it's hard to expect a dominant outing from him given his recent level of play.

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• Bears' Rome Odunze: Does little with six targets

  10D ago • By RotoWire

  Odunze brought in two of six targets for eight yards during the Bears' 24-15 win over the Eagles on Friday. Odunze tied Luther Burden and Colston Loveland for the most targets on the Bears on Friday, but Odunze was unable to do much with his limited touches on a day in which Caleb Williams completed just 17 of 36 passes (47.2 percent). Odunze has cooled off from his hot start to the regular season, when he logged a 20-296-5 line on 35 targets through the first four games. In the eight games since Chicago's Week 5 bye, the second-year wideout has caught just 24 passes (on 55 targets) for 365 yards and a score. Odunze will look to get on track Week 14 during the Bears' NFC North clash against the Packers on Sunday, Dec. 7.

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