LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Chicago Bears wide receiver Rome Odunze said Thursday his father James' posts on social media are his prerogative, but that they don't speak for him.

Odunze is coming off the first game of his NFL career without a catch -- all the more surprising since the Bears put up 47 points in a last-second win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday. He was targeted three times in the game, but didn't haul in a reception.

While the ninth pick in the 2024 draft offered an honest assessment of his play against the Bengals -- noting a pass in the end zone that hit him in both hands was one he "could definitely make" but struggled to haul in once the ball was tipped -- his father took to social media this week to express criticism of the Bears offense.

Following the win, James

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