The Bears' first-round draft pick made an 11-yard catch but also suffered a knee injury in his debut and needs to have it examined to determine the extent.
Considering the way the Bears played offense against the Tennessee Titans in a 24-17 win Sunday, the best thing they could say was no one got hurt.
Then came Monday and coach Matt Eberflus revealed they couldn't even say that. Wide receiver Rome Odunze suffered an unspecified knee injury "The only real concern we have is Rome," Eberflus said. "Rome's knee. So we will have to see where that is, and he's getting an MRI today, and we will see where it goes from there. And then I will be able to let you know more onThe first-round draft pick played the whole game and had more reps than Keenan Allen with 43. Allen had 38.
"I believe it was a blocking play," Eberflus said. "They said, that;s what they talked about, I did not see it on film the exact play, but we'll see where he is. Hopefully he will be fine."Eberflus said the injury was brought to his attention during the game but neither he nor the Bears reported it after the game."I don't have enough information yet," he said. "We'll see on Wednesday.
A replay appeared to show one play when Velus Jones Jr. caught a pass and Odunze was blocking and was struck in the back of the leg. His final play was the run by DJ Moore for 14 yards and he was blocking on that play, as well, but limped off the field afterward.BearDigest.com publisher Gene Chamberlain has covered the Chicago Bears full time as a beat writer since 1994 and prior to this on a part-time basis for 10 years.
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