Overview
- Chicago officially ruled Rome Odunze out for Week 14 at Green Bay after he missed practice all week with a foot injury.
- Tom Pelissero reports Odunze has been playing through a left-foot stress fracture and is considered week-to-week, with team belief it is not a long-term issue.
- An NFL physician estimated a roughly six-week healing window for such fractures, a timeline that could keep him out through the regular season and influence IR consideration.
- With Odunze sidelined, the Bears are set to expand roles for DJ Moore and rookie Luther Burden III, with tight ends Colston Loveland and Cole Kmet also expected to see more targets.
- Odunze leads Chicago in targets, receptions, yards and touchdowns, had seen a recent production dip linked to the injury, and his absence comes as 9-3 Chicago faces 8-3-1 Green Bay in a game with division control at stake.