Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson knew he had a special player early on in wide receiver Rome Ounze.
At 6-foot-3, 214 pounds, the former top-10 pick has size, but he also ran a 4.45 40-yard dash at the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine. Odunze presents numerous possibilities for a coach as creative as Johnson.
Back in late July, Johnson was asked about his assessment of the second-year wide receiver through the first training camp practices.
“To me, he fits that prototypical X receiver where you can line him up outside the numbers, and provided he gets a one-on-one with a corner, he's going to win most of his matchups, slant routes, stop routes, go routes, the whole route tree outside the numbers,” Johnson said.