Bears WR Rome Odunze backtracks on 'new normal' comment, says foot is 'completely fine'

Alarms went off when Bears wide receiver Rome Odunze said last month he was learning to accept a “new normal” after recovering from a stress fracture in his right foot, and he really wishes he hadn’t phrased it that way. It raised questions about whether a player the Bears believed would be a game-changer when they drafted him No. 9 overall in 2024 would have to recalibrate his potential, and that already was a concern after two seasons in which Odunze has been good, but not great. He tried to…