Odunze said Wednesday that his foot feels different after suffering a stress fracture last year, but the wideout doesn't think his "new normal" will be "anything that's going to prohibit (him) from making plays," Kevin Fishbain of The Athletic reports. "I feel like with the break, it's just like when you tear your ACL, it's never really back to normal," Odunze said. This obviously isn't what fantasy managers want to hear, even if it's mostly just Odunze being overly honest about something that a lot of players deal with after significant injuries. He got off to a hot start in 2025 before the stress fracture torpedoed his season, and while he didn't need offseason surgery, the injury still adds an extra layer of risk to his fantasy profile for 2026 (and beyond?). Odunze seems to be a full participant at spring practices, handling his usual workload while adjusting to the different feeling in his foot. With DJ Moore gone, there's not much doubt about Odunze, Luther Burden and TE Colston Loveland serving as Chicago's top three pass catchers this coming season, in some order.
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passing yards
3942rushing yards
1087receiving yards
713tackles
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name GP CMP ATT CMP% YDS YDS/G TD INT SACK SYL RTG C. Kmet,TE16010.0%00.0000039.6C. Williams,QB1733056858.1%3,942231.92772416590.1T. Bagent,QB33475.0%4715.70000113.5D. Moore,WR1711100.0%20.11000118.8Rushing
name GP CAR YDS AVG LNG YDS/G TD FUM LST FD B. Brown,RB35377.42212.31002C. Williams,QB17773885.02922.8395828T. Homer,RB101-2-2.02-0.20020C. Loveland,TE161-2-2.02-0.10020K. Monangai,RB171697834.63946.1504140T. Bagent,QB3273.572.30110L. Burden III,WR156376.2152.50013D. Swift,RB162231,0874.92567.9923262D. Moore,WR1715795.3174.61105O. Zaccheaus,WR164256.3121.60001R. Johnson,RB72178.5112.40001Receiving
name GP REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LNG YDS/G YAC FD C. Kmet,TE1630483471223121.7149.017B. Brown,RB30100000.00.00J. Walker,WR961087152259.78.04C. Williams,QB172222111201.325.02C. Loveland,TE1658827131265844.6250.036K. Monangai,RB17183016490349.6162.07D. Smythe,TE17462560111.515.01L. Burden III,WR1547606521426543.5334.027D. Swift,RB163448299915518.7357.011D. Moore,WR1750856821464640.1222.032O. Zaccheaus,WR163965313822719.6138.015D. Duvernay,WR172526130241.50.01R. Odunze,WR1244906611563755.1214.037Defense
TacklesSacksInterceptionsFumblesname GP SOLO AST TOTAL SACK SCKYDS TFL PD INT TD FF FR FTD C. Kmet, TE16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. Robinson, DE12 11 7 18 1.5 13 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 N. McCloud, CB15 17 9 26 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 N. Sewell, LB13 29 25 54 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 B. Brown, RB3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. Flowers, DB1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J. Owens, SAF17 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J. Walker, WR9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T. Taylor, P17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C. Williams, QB17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T. Homer, RB10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C. Gardner-Johnson, SAF10 35 16 51 3 24 5 4 2 0 1 0 0 J. Reeves-Maybin, LB3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C. Loveland, TE16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. Jackson, LB16 15 19 34 1 8 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 T. Stevenson, DB13 36 12 48 0 0 1 10 1 0 2 2 0 A. Billings, DL17 19 12 31 1 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 N. Kalinic, TE2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S. Daly, LS17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K. Monangai, RB17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. Smythe, TE17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E. Hicks, DB17 4 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K. Gordon, DB3 5 2 7 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 N. Wright, CB17 54 26 80 0 0 3 11 5 0 2 3 0 T. Edmunds, LB13 61 51 112 1 10 3 9 4 0 0 1 0 R. Hyppolite II, LB7 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J. Tryon-Shoyinka, OLB8 4 8 12 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 J. Brisker, SAF17 52 41 93 1 9 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 D. Odeyingbo, DL8 9 12 21 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 J. Johnson, DB7 15 2 17 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 C. Williams, DT14 6 8 14 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. Hardy, DL17 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T. Edwards, LB10 33 34 67 0.5 0 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 A. Ogbongbemiga, LB8 4 12 16 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 J. Blackwell, DB15 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S. Turner, DL5 6 0 6 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 K. Byard, SAF17 61 32 93 0 0 4 8 7 0 0 0 0 T. Kpassagnon, DE4 4 1 5 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 J. Jackson, OL17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J. Jones, CB15 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 D. Moore, WR17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. Duvernay, WR17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A. Booker, DL10 19 16 35 4.5 31 5 3 0 0 1 0 0 G. Jarrett, DL14 14 25 39 1.5 6.5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 M. Sweat, DL17 36 17 53 10 55.5 13 5 0 0 3 1 0 R. Johnson, RB7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C. Jones, LB9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J. Ford, DL8 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G. Dexter Sr., DL17 21 23 44 6 30 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 -
passing yards
618rushing yards
130receiving yards
193tackles
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name GP CMP ATT CMP% YDS YDS/G TD INT SACK SYL RTG C. Williams,QB2479052.2%618309.0451965.9Rushing
name GP CAR YDS AVG LNG YDS/G TD FUM LST FD C. Kmet,TE2111.010.50000C. Williams,QB29606.72630.00105K. Monangai,RB221633.01531.50036L. Burden III,WR22-4-2.00-2.00040D. Swift,RB2321304.11365.01054D. Moore,WR2231.581.50051Receiving
name GP REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LNG YDS/G YAC FD C. Kmet,TE235311011415.58.02C. Loveland,TE212251931602996.549.09K. Monangai,RB257581202229.062.03D. Smythe,TE223116065.50.00T. Benedet,G20100000.00.00L. Burden III,WR2614661102533.039.03D. Swift,RB222381902319.034.02D. Moore,WR211151161123458.053.05O. Zaccheaus,WR224179198.56.01R. Odunze,WR2412882202744.08.04Defense
TacklesSacksInterceptionsFumblesname GP SOLO AST TOTAL SACK SCKYDS TFL PD INT TD FF FR FTD C. Kmet, TE2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. Robinson, DE2 2 2 4 1 8 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 N. McCloud, CB1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J. Owens, SAF2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C. Gardner-Johnson, SAF1 4 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 J. Reeves-Maybin, LB2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. Jackson, LB2 7 4 11 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 T. Stevenson, DB2 2 3 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 A. Billings, DL2 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. Smythe, TE2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E. Hicks, DB2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K. Gordon, DB2 6 4 10 1 13 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 N. Wright, CB2 3 3 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 T. Edmunds, LB2 9 4 13 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 J. Brisker, SAF2 13 10 23 1 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 J. Johnson, DB2 5 1 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 L. Burden III, WR2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. Hardy, DL2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T. Edwards, LB1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A. Ogbongbemiga, LB1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J. Blackwell, DB2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K. Byard, SAF2 6 4 10 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 J. Jones, CB2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. Moore, WR2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. Duvernay, WR2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A. Booker, DL2 3 6 9 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 G. Jarrett, DL2 2 4 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 M. Sweat, DL2 2 3 5 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 G. Dexter Sr., DL2 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Odunze said Wednesday that his foot feels different after suffering a stress fracture last year, but the wideout doesn't think his "new normal" will be "anything that's going to prohibit (him) from making plays," Kevin Fishbain of The Athletic reports. "I feel like with the break, it's just like when you tear your ACL, it's never really back to normal," Odunze said. This obviously isn't what fantasy managers want to hear, even if it's mostly just Odunze being overly honest about something that a lot of players deal with after significant injuries. He got off to a hot start in 2025 before the stress fracture torpedoed his season, and while he didn't need offseason surgery, the injury still adds an extra layer of risk to his fantasy profile for 2026 (and beyond?). Odunze seems to be a full participant at spring practices, handling his usual workload while adjusting to the different feeling in his foot. With DJ Moore gone, there's not much doubt about Odunze, Luther Burden and TE Colston Loveland serving as Chicago's top three pass catchers this coming season, in some order.
Speaking with the media Thursday, coach Ben Johnson said he's "buying Burden stock right now" after a strong start to the Bears' offseason program, Kevin Fishbain of The Athletic reports. "Yesterday, he had numerous explosive plays," Johnson continued. "I'm really happy with him." Burden has had one of the biggest hype trains of the offseason after Chicago traded DJ Moore to the Bills back in March. As a rookie last season, Burden averaged 2.69 yards per route run, the highest mark for a first-year player since 2016, and only Puka Nacua and Jaxon Smith-Njigba posted better yards-per-route numbers in 2025. With Moore out of the picture, Burden is expected to play in all two-wide sets alongside Rome Odunze this season. In one of the league's more explosive offenses, Burden's arrow is pointing upward in a big way.
Defensive coordinator Dennis Allen noted that Odeyingbo (Achilles) will "definitely be in the mix" at defensive end when the Bears get to training camp, Courtney Cronin of ESPN reports. Odeyingbo was limited to eight games during the 2025 regular season after sustaining a torn Achilles Nov. 2. It remains to be seen if the 2021 second-rounder, who signed a three-year, $48 million contract with the Bears March 2025, is limited at the start of training camp, but barring any setbacks, the 26-year-old should be able to reclaim his key role along Chicago's defensive line ahead of Week 1. Prior to his injury, Odeyingbo had recorded 21 tackles and a sack. The Vanderbilt product's career high in sacks came in 2023, when he recorded eight sacks in 17 regular-season contests with the Colts.
Gordon is managing a "soft tissue injury," Alyssa Barbieri of USA Today reports. This is a concerning development after Gordon managed to play in just three regular-season games last year due to a variety of soft-tissue injuries. At this point of the year, players typically have plenty of time to recover from soft-tissue issues ahead of the campaign, but Gordon's medical history makes his current injury more notable. Still, Gordon has been an effective defender when healthy, so Chicago will hope he can return to full health and remain on the field during the upcoming season.
The Bears signed Johnson on Wednesday, NFL reporter Jordan Schultz reports. Johnson was a seventh-round pick by the Packers in the 2023 Draft and has appeared in 21 career regular-season games, logging 29 tackles (20 solo) and four pass breakups, including one interception. He'll compete for a reserve role with Chicago.
The Bears signed Ahmed (ankle) on Wednesday, NFL reporter Jordan Schultz reports. While with the Colts last summer, Ahmed suffered a serious ankle injury during training camp when he was brought down with a hip-drop tackle. He missed the entire 2025 season but is now healthy and ready to compete for a job in the Chicago backfield. The 27-year-old has 593 career rushing yards and five touchdowns on 163 carries across 38 regular-season games. He can also play special teams.
The Bears placed White on the reserve/retired list Monday. White announced his retirement after the conclusion of the Bears' rookie minicamp this past weekend. The wide receiver seems to have realized the NFL may not be for him and has gone on to pursue other dreams. If he wants to return to the NFL at some point in 2026, his rights will still belong to the Bears.
Miller and the Bears agreed to terms on a contract Saturday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. Miller spent the last two seasons with the Steelers after spending the first four years of his NFL career with the Buccaneers, with a one-season stint with Atlanta sandwiched in between. He didn't see much work in the Steelers' offense, and he finished the 2025 regular season with only nine catches (on 14 targets) for 62 yards across 13 games. Rome Odunze and Luther Burden are the clear top wideouts for the Bears, so Miller will be competing for offensive snaps against Kalif Raymond, Zavion Thomas and Jahdae Walker.