Rome Odunze is his own leader alongside Caleb Williams with Bears

Caleb Williams is facing the pressure of being the starting quarterback for the Chicago Bears amid a tidal wave of massive expectations. He stood in front of a Chicago Bears team meeting, talked about his signing bonus worth $25.5 million, and forgot the lyrics when singing karaoke in front of the team on the first episode of HBO’s “Hard Knocks.” Caleb Williams knows he needs other players to help him become great with the Bears. Rome Odunze is one. Odunze is a fellow top-10 draft pick who will be asked to catch passes from Williams’ right arm. Bears Wire notes that Odunze is making a mark in Chicago in his own right:

It was Odunze’s turn during the Rookie Showcase, where he had his teammates doing with his rendition of “Kiss Kiss” by Chris Brown. But the true highlight came when Odunze took time after practice to talk to a pair of ninth grade football players and preached the importance of preparation, quoting the late, great Kobe Bryant. “Kobe said he never took a shot in a game that he didn’t take a thousand times in practice. It’s the same way in football. You should never catch a ball in a game that you ain’t caught a thousand times in practice.”

It’s clear that Odunze understands elite competition and professional preparation. This is part of why Caleb Williams is in a position to succeed with the Bears.

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