Rome Odunze Expected to Play Through Calf Injury Against Panthers
Ian Rapoport reported Odunze is expected to go today.
receiver is officially out of the injury report waiting room and onto the field. Despite nursing a calf injury and carrying a questionable tag all week, Ian Rapoport reports the wideout is expected to suit up today against the .
A calf issue for a receiver is usually the universe's way of telling you to take a week off. Soft-tissue injuries are notoriously stubborn, but is apparently ready to roll the dice.
heads to for a late-afternoon kickoff, and having number 15 on the field completely changes the math for the ' secondary. Defending the is hard enough when they have their full arsenal. Carolina does not get the luxury of facing a depleted depth chart today.
For fantasy managers and anyone holding an receiving prop, this is the exact kind of update that makes you sweat. Starting a guy with a bad calf is a massive gamble. It looks heroic if he goes off for a hundred yards, but it looks incredibly foolish if he tweaks it on the first drive and spends the next three hours riding a stationary bike.
Keep a close eye on his early snap count and how he looks coming out of his breaks. If is cutting at full speed, the might just get away with this. If he looks a step slow, Chicago is going to have to pivot their game plan in a hurry.