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How Bears rookies Caleb Williams and Rome Odunze turned a training camp growth area into a highlight

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Rome Odunze began to book it.

The No. 9 overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft saw his fellow Chicago Bears classmate moving.

With just over two minutes until halftime in a preseason game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Caleb Williams was spinning out of the pocket. The designed play was over. The fun was about to begin.

So Odunze raced down the left sideline, gradually separating from his defender. He realized there was no obstruction between him and the end zone, so he kept going.