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How Rome Odunze turned a preseason mistake into a rookie season of growth

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December 15, 2024
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Rome Odunze thought he caught his first NFL touchdown in his second preseason game played. Caleb Williams rolled to his right, avoided a Bengals defender and fired a ball to the back right corner of the end zone. The Chicago Bears' rookie receiver caught the pass, but his right foot was clearly on the back end zone line and his left foot was out of bounds.
"Man it was just a mistake by me," Odunze said after the game. "I thought I was Tony toe-tap back there. I thought I had at least a foot. You know you seen me I was confident with it too, but, you know, a mistake. I got to know where I'm at on the field. Got to have an awareness to be able to do that. Something that I'll learn from, and yo...

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