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Bears hope to ramp up rookie WR Rome Odunze next week

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The Bears hope to get their other first-round pick back in full next week.

Former Washington receiver Rome Odunze, the No. 9 overall pick, is still recovering from the hamstring injury he suffered on the first day of rookie minicamp earlier this month. Odunze stretched with the Bears before their organized team activity Thursday at Halas Hall but did only limited walk-through work during practice.

“We’re hopeful that he’ll be starting to ramp back in there next week during the OTAs that we have,” coach Matt Eberflus said after practice.

Odunze’s 1,640 receiving yards last year were the most in the FBS and in Huskies history.