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He aggravated that injury during pregame warmups prior to the Bears' 31-3 win over the Browns on Sunday at Soldier Field, with the team ruling Odunze out just before kickoff after he had been trending toward playing.", '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmj7o7ms6000h357vvyu8g0al@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'No determination has been made on Odunze’s status, head coach Ben Johnson said Monday, but the Bears understand that more rest could be best for him.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmj7o7mzg000i357vjp0i0lna@published'}, {'data': {'text': '“All options are on the table,”\xa0Johnson\xa0said. “We’re\xa0going to do\xa0what’s\xa0best for Rome,\xa0first and foremost.\xa0It’s\xa0hard to tell him\xa0no\xa0sometimes.\xa0He\xa0just\xa0wants to be out there on the field competing,\xa0contributing\xa0and helping our team win. 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