Bears 'maniac' Rome Odunze trending toward his best season

Standing in a raucous Bears locker room Monday night, receiver Kalif Raymond was asked what he saw on the screen pass that he took 39 yards in the fourth quarter to seal the 34-17 win against the Seahawks.“Rome Odunze,” he said.Odunze was stacked in front of Raymond on third-and-nine from the Seahawks’ 44 with the Bears holding a suddenly precarious three-point lead.Right tackle Darnell Wright let edge rusher DeMarcus Lawrence sprint in toward quarterback Caleb Williams, who had to sidearm the ball around him, so he could race out to block safety Nick Emmanwori. Right guard Jonah Jackson blocked just enough of linebacker Ernest Jones to slow him down.Odunze sealed off cornerback Josh Jobe, pushing him toward the sideline. Raymond ran through the tunnel for the huge gain.“If [Odunze] doesn’t get that block, the screen doesn’t go,” Raymond said.He wasn’t surprised.“He does it every single time. …” Raymond said. “That dude is a maniac.”The Bears didn’t draft Odunze ninth overall for his b