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Bears WR Rome Odunze was hampered by a left foot injury for much of the 2025 season, ultimately missing the final five regular-season games. He returned for the playoffs and didn't have surgery this offseason. But Odunze admitted on Wednesday that the foot might never get back to where it was pre-injury. “This is my new normal,” Odunze said. “And it’s not from a standpoint that I’m always in pain, but the way my foot broke there’s callouses in there that, like, creates a different type of foot structure with those bones. Different types of things that kind of shift things around."

Bears WR Luther Burden (quad) is not listed on the final Week 18 injury report after getting in full practices on Thursday and Friday. He's a strong fantasy start against a Lions defense that ranks 25th in adjusted fantasy points allowed to WRs over the last five weeks.

Bears WR Luther Burden suffered a quad injury on the final play of Sunday night's loss to the 49ers and was eventually carted off the field. ESPN's Adam Schefter reports, though, that the injury is not believed to be serious. Burden is undergoing additional testing today. We'll look for further updates on the rookie's status for Week 18 and beyond. He had a huge game in San Francisco, hauling in 8 of 9 targets for 138 yards and a score.

Bears WR Rome Odunze (foot) remained sidelined in practice all week and is out for Sunday night’s game vs. the 49ers. WR Luther Burden (ankle) is off the final injury report. He practiced all week, including a full workout on Friday. The rookie should be ready for his typical role against San Francisco and is an upside WR3 in Week 17 fantasy lineups.

Bears RB D’Andre Swift (groin) is active for today’s matchup with Green Bay. Swift was added to the injury report on Wednesday (limited), although he put in another limited session on Thursday. Expect Chicago to continue leaning run, especially with Rome Odunze and Luther Burden sidelined. Swift – with 16+ touches in three straight – remains an RB2.

Bears WRs Rome Odunze (foot) and Luther Burden (ankle) were listed as non-participants on Tuesday's injury report. The team just had a walkthrough on the short week, but it's not a good start for their chances of playing vs. the Packers on Saturday. Burden seems to have a better chance to play than Odunze, but fantasy managers shouldn't be counting on either in Week 16 lineups at this point.

Bears HC Ben Johnson labeled WR Luther Burden "day to day" with the ankle injury that knocked him out of the Week 15 win over the Browns. "Still something that we’re working through and talking about," Johnson added. "We’ll see how this week goes, in terms of whether we’ll have him Saturday night." It at least sounds like Burden dodged a serious injury, but consider him iffy for Saturday night's game against the Packers. With WR Rome Odunze likely to miss that one with his foot injury, Chicago could be down to WRs D.J. Moore and Olamide Zaccheaus. We'd expect TE Colston Loveland's role to expand in that case.

Bears WR Luther Burden injured his left ankle in the second half of Sunday's game vs. the Browns and is questionable to return. Don't expect to see him back out there with Chicago nursing a big lead. We'll keep you updated on the rookie's status. The Bears already lost WR Rome Odunze before kickoff today after he aggravated his foot injury.

Bears WR Rome Odunze has been playing through a stress fracture in his foot, NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reports. It's unclear when Odunze suffered the injury. He was on the injury report with a heel as far back as Week 9, but this week is the first time he's been listed with a foot. Pelissero adds that Odunze "just needs rest and is week-to-week. The belief is it’s nothing long term and he’ll be back soon." We'll keep you updated on Odunze's health going forward, but he seems more likely than not to miss multiple games with this injury. His absence leaves behind 7.5 targets per game, boosting the fantasy outlooks on WRs Luther Burden, D.J. Moore, and Olamide Zaccheaus and TE Colston Loveland.

Bears WR Rome Odunze (foot) is out for Sunday’s game vs. the Packers. We don’t have any details on this foot injury, but Odunze didn’t practice all week, so this could turn into a multi-game absence. D.J. Moore, Luther Burden, and Olamide Zaccheaus will operate as Chicago’s top three WRs against Green Bay’s 17th-ranked WR defense. TE Colston Loveland could also get more involved.

Bears WR D.J. Moore (shoulder) did not practice on Wednesday. He suffered this shoulder injury in the first half of last week's game but was able to return for the second. We're tentatively expecting Moore to play vs. the Vikings on Sunday but will keep you updated on his status. His absence would free up snaps for WR Luther Burden.

Bears WR D.J. Moore is questionable to return to Sunday's game vs. the Giants due to a shoulder injury. His absence should afford rookie WR Luther Burden more snaps. We'll update Moore's status when we know more.

Update: Moore returned.

Bears WR Luther Burden (concussion) put in a full week of practice and is off the final injury report. He’ll be back for Sunday’s game vs. the Giants but figures to remain the No. 4 WR in terms of routes.

Bears WRs Rome Odunze (heel), D.J. Moore (hip, groin), and Olamide Zaccheaus (knee) are off the final Week 9 injury report. They'll be the clear top three WRs vs. the Bengals this weekend, with WR Luther Burden (concussion) ruled out.

Bears WRs Rome Odunze (heel), D.J. Moore (hip, groin), Olamide Zaccheaus (knee), and Luther Burden (concussion) all missed Wednesday's practice. Burden is unlikely to be cleared in time for this weekend's game vs. the Bengals. We don't have any other info on Odunze, who seemed to make it out of last week's loss to the Ravens okay. Moore has been playing through these injuries for multiple weeks now. HC Ben Johnson labeled Zaccheaus "day to day" earlier this week. We'll see if these guys are able to get back on the practice field tomorrow.

Bears WR D.J. Moore (hip, groin) did not practice on Wednesday. HC Ben Johnson labeled him "day-to-day" yesterday, but we don't have any other details on Moore's injuries. He doesn't seem like a particularly good bet to play vs. the Saints this weekend, but we'll keep you updated on his status. Moore's absence would likely mean a big boost in snaps for rookie WR Luther Burden.

Bears HC Ben Johnson likes the progress he's seen from WR Luther Burden lately. The rookie missed much of the spring and the start of training camp with a hamstring injury. But he's been healthy for a couple of weeks now and is starting to flash the skill set that made him the 39th overall pick of this spring's draft.

Bears WR Luther Burden returned to practice on Monday, according to Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune. The rookie missed time this spring and early in training camp with a hamstring injury.