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Rome Odunze talks Year 2 expectations, new coaches, DJ Moore, Sharpie, and more Rome Odunze sat down with Bears Wire to talk about his offseason, chemistry with DJ Moore and Caleb Williams, Antwaan Randle El, Sharpie, and more.

Rome Odunze wants to be great. He has lofty goals for his NFL career, and he's looking to leave a lasting legacy.

I sat down with the Bears receiver to talk about those goals, what he's learned from Antwaan Randle El, working with Caleb, DJ, and more.

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Our Bears Wire All-Quarter Century team is complete! I had a ton of fun putting this together with @alyssabarbieri.bsky.social

Check out our final roster and thanks to those who followed along the last week.

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Bears All-Quarter Century Team: Safeties Our Bears All-Quarter Century Team continues with safety, a group that features some big playmakers who made a lasting impact.

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Bears All-Quarter Century Team: Cornerbacks Our Bears All-Quarter Century Team continues with cornerback, a group that has featured plenty of ballhawks over the years.

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Bears All-Quarter Century Team: Linebackers Up next in our Bears All-Quarter Century team is linebacker, which has continued the franchise's storied history at the position.

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Our Bears All-Quarter Century Team is almost complete! See who we have at linebacker, cornerback, and safety.

Bears All-Quarter Century Team: Edge rushers Kicking off defense on our Bears All-Quarter Century Team is edge rusher, a group led by a recent Hall of Famer.

We're onto the defense for our Bears All-Quarter Century Team! Here are our selections for EDGE rusher, a position groups that features Hall of Fame-caliber players.

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Bears All-Quarter Century Team: Offensive line Rounding out the offense on our Bears All-Quarter Century Team is the offensive line, a group led by one of the best centers in NFL history.

We're rounding out the Bears All-Quarter Century Team offense with the offensive line. See who we picked at tackle, guard, and center.

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Honorable mentions were tough! Martellus and Dez Clark were ahead of Miller but he had a nice stretch for sure.

Bears All-Quarter Century Team: Tight ends Up next on our Bears All-Quarter Century Team are tight ends, a position that has featured some productive players in the passing game.

Last one of the day! Here are the tight ends on the Bears All-Quarter Century Team.

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Bears All-Quarter Century Team: Wide receivers Up next on our Bears All-Quarter Century Team are receivers, a position that struggled early but has seen plenty of production over the last 15 years.

Our Bears All-Quarter Century Team continues with wide receivers, and some tough decisions were made on who to include at the final spot.

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Bears All-Quarter Century Team: Running backs Next up on our Bears All-Quarter Century Team are running backs, which includes some of the franchise's most productive players.

We're rolling on with our Bears All-Quarter Century Team! Here are the running backs, a position that has consistently produced over the last 25 years.

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This week on Bears Wire, we're unveiling our Bears All-Quarter Century team by position.

First up: Quarterbacks

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Projecting Cole Kmet's future with Bears Cole Kmet and Colston Loveland will need to coexist on the Bears in 2025. Here is what that could look like.

Is Cole Kmet's role with the Bears already doomed with Colston Loveland in the fold? Not necessarily.

We've seen this dynamic work well in the past in Chicago and it serves as a blueprint for the 2025 season.

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Bears QB competition: Case Keenum, Tyson Bagent battling for backup spot It looks like the Bears will have a battle at the backup quarterback spot between Case Keenum and Tyson Bagent.

A couple of former undrafted quarterbacks who put up gaudy numbers in college are in competition for the Chicago Bears QB2 spot.

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Bears hiring Ben Johnson is even bigger after Caleb Williams' initial concerns The news of Caleb Williams' initial reluctance to become a Bear only makes the Ben Johnson hiring that much more important.

We all saw the Caleb Williams comments this week. It's in the past, thanks to the hiring of Ben Johnson.

The Bears needed to take that swing not only for Williams' sake, but to prove the organization is finally changing.

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Bears 2025 schedule: Predicting prime-time matchups The Bears schedule comes out this week and we're predicting the prime-time matchups for the 2025 season.

NFL schedule release week is here and I made my predictions for the Bears' prime-time matchups this season.

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It's kind of crazy that Brandon Marshall has the 5th-most receiving TDs in Bears history (31) and he played less than 3 full years (45 games).

Marshall's 31 scores are tied with Curtis Conway (92 games) and Johnny Morris (121 games).

Dude was a monster.

Grading every Bears pick in the 2025 NFL draft We graded all eight of the Chicago Bears' selections in the 2025 NFL draft.

Here's a rundown of all my initial grades for each Bears pick. I usually like to wait until they hit the field but why not have some fun?

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Grading the Bears' extension of LB TJ Edwards The Bears officially signed TJ Edwards to a two-year contract extension, but was it the right move? Here is our initial grade of the deal.

The Bears extended TJ Edwards earlier in the week, a move I was hoping would happen last offseason. So why am I not over the moon about it?

Here is my grade for the deal.

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The best Bears draft pick from every year since 2015 Here are our picks for the best selections from every Bears draft dating back to 2015.

Some were easy decisions, some were tough calls.

Who do you think stands out as the best Bears draft picks from the last 10 years?

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It's been real, Bulls.

WATCH: Bears QB Caleb Williams launches autographed ball at Bulls game Bears quarterback Caleb Williams was the life of the party at the Bulls play-in game on Wednesday.

The best thing at the United Center on Wednesday night was the Bears quarterback.

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Grading the Bears' signings of Olamide Zaccheaus and Devin Duvernay The Bears signed a pair of wide receivers earlier in the month, and now that their contract details are out, it's time to grade the deals.

Better late than never.

Now that the contract details have come out for new Bears WRs Olamide Zaccheaus and Devin Duvernay, I graded their signings.

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Today marks 6 years since I began covering the Bears for Bears Wire.

I didn't know it then, but that day changed my life. I'm so grateful for the opportunities I've earned & the people I've met with along the way.

Thank you all for your support. I wouldn't be here without you!

Grading the Bears' expected signing of DT Grady Jarrett The Bears needed another impact player at the defensive tackle position. They found one with Grady Jarrett. Here is our initial grade of the signing.

Last year, it was apparent the Bears needed another impact player at the defensive tackle position, and a strong leader up front. Grady Jarrett checks both of those boxes.

Here is my initial grade of the signing.

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The Jarrett signing is rich, but I love pairing him with Billings and Dexter. He's exactly what they need on the interior. Dayo's production is underwhelming to me, but it could look a lot better depending on who else they get this offseason. The traits are there, though.

Grading the Bears' expected signing of EDGE Dayo Odeyingbo The Bears are signing Dayo Odeyingbo to a three-year deal to play opposite Montez Sweat. Here is our initial grade of the signing.

The Bears are betting on Dayo Odeyingbo's development as he enters the prime of his career, but should they have just kept DeMarcus Walker, a similar player, for a fraction of the cost?

Here is my initial grade of the signing.
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Grading the Bears' expected signing of C Drew Dalman The Bears finally took care of the center position by signing Drew Dalman. Here is our initial grade of the signing.

The Bears were treating the center position like they were driving beaten up Chevy Impala. They finally upgraded to a reliable option, even if it's not the best of the best.

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