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Rome Odunze’s Dad Takes Jabs At Bears Offense Over His Son’s Low Usage

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Chicago Bears WR Rome Odunze on the field.

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Rookie wide receiver Rome Odunze has experienced a solid debut season with the Chicago Bears after being selected in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft. Through 13 games, he ranks second on the team with 585 receiving yards.

With that being said, his father believes the output should be higher. He blasted the Bears offense for its usage of his pass catching son, who he claims would be thriving if he played for a rival.

Odunze hauled in a pair of touchdown passes in the team’s most recent loss to the 49ers. He caught four of five targets for a total of 42 yards. After the fact, James Odunze took to social media to vent.

He reposted a number of messages on X sharing his displeasure of Chicago’s offensive gameplan. He thinks his son should be a focal point!

He suggested that Rome Odunze would’ve already been a 1,500-yard wideout had he played for any of the Bears’ NFC North rivals. Each boasts a potent offense. Of course, those organizations have the luxury of not having to start a rookie signal caller under center.

QB Caleb Williams has been up and down in his first season with the offense, which is to be expected from any first-year player, even the No. 1 overall pick. But Odunze’s father doesn’t believe the quarterback is the only issue. Play calling isn’t helping either!

James Odunze continued on his evisceration of the Chicago offense by suggesting that there’s a “politics problem” in the wideout room. The most highly paid players aren’t carrying their weight. His son looks like a better NFL player!

He claims that Rome Odunze is being used as a decoy on too many occasions. Whether that’s true or not, it seems the Bears have made an effort to get him more involved in the offense of late.

Thirty-one of his 81 targets have come over the last four games. He’s turned those chances into 17 catches and 171 yards. Still, the numbers have fallen below both Keenan Allen and DJ Moore’s in that timespan.

James Odunze wants to see his son utilized more. Chicago seems content throwing to the two players it recently signed for big money. Until a change is made, we probably shouldn’t expect Odunze’s father to quiet his criticism.