Overview
- Chicago officially ruled Odunze out for Sunday at Green Bay in a key NFC North matchup, with the Bears at 9-3 and the Packers at 8-3-1.
- NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reports Odunze has been playing with a stress fracture in his left foot and is considered week-to-week as he rests.
- With their WR1 sidelined, the Bears plan to lean more on Luther Burden III, DJ Moore, Olamide Zaccheaus and tight ends Cole Kmet and Colston Loveland, with coaches noting rising trust in Burden.
- Odunze leads Chicago this season in targets, receptions, receiving yards and touchdowns, underscoring the scale of the offensive void.
- NFL physician Jesse Morse estimates stress fractures often need about six weeks to heal and says IR is possible, though team sources expect the injury is not season-ending and hope for a December return.