Fans Loved Rome Odunze's New Hairdo at Bears Camp

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Bears fans have plenty to be excited about this coming season. A new head coach in Ben Johnson, a budding quarterback in Caleb Williams, and a quality pass-catching group led by wide receiver Rome Odunze are among the many glimmers of hope for a Chicago team looking to return to the playoffs for the first time since 2020.
Speaking of Odunze, the second-year pass catcher apparently decided that the final week of preseason was the perfect time to hard-launch a new hairdo. During an appearance on Up and Adams with Kay Adams on Tuesday, the 2025 first-round pick could be seen rocking an afro as he sat on set with teammate D.J. Moore.
Take a look:
Bears WRs DJ Moore and Rome Odunze say the vibe in Chicago "feels different" under new HC Ben Johnson 🔥@heykayadams | @ChicagoBears #DaBears | @idjmoore @RomeOdunze pic.twitter.com/APurymYEHx
— Up & Adams (@UpAndAdamsShow) August 19, 2025
Instead of listening to the meat and potatoes of the conversation, NFL fans immediately flocked to social media to comment on Odunze's new flow. Take a look at some of the best responses across X (formerly Twitter):
Bro with fro hasn’t had a haircut since he was in kindergarten.
— John Sostak (@johnsostak) August 19, 2025
Rome's new helmet fit 😂 pic.twitter.com/xfrekH7svw
— The Reverend KFidds (@KFidds) August 19, 2025
Rome with the fro!
— Dave Cratte (@dave_cratte99) August 19, 2025
Rome is doing himself a major disservice by not rocking that fro full-time
— GoBirdsssss (@birds9669) August 20, 2025
Gonna need a big helmet
— Todd (former PhD) (@Todd3875064x2) August 19, 2025
frome odunze
— Dewey Tuesday (@deweytuesdays) August 19, 2025
— John Jillson (@tsunami0288) August 20, 2025
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