NFC Notes: Rome Odunze, Jordan Addison, Bears, Packers, Vikings

Bears

Chicago overhauled the receiver room this offseason by adding WR Keenan Allen and first-round WR Rome Odunze. Allen had high praise for Odunze and feels heโ€™s further along than Allen was at that age.

โ€œHeโ€™s a little bit better than me when I came in,โ€ Allen said, via the teamโ€™s YouTube. โ€œHeโ€™s faster. I think he comes out of his breaks better than I did when I was that young. He looks more polished than I was as a receiver.โ€

Packers

Packers RB AJ Dillon cut his weight down to 245 pounds with an exceptional 5% body fat this offseason.

โ€œThis is the best Iโ€™ve seen him. Hands down,โ€ Packers HC Matt LaFleur said, via the teamโ€™s website. โ€œI was joking with him the other day. You can see the abs on him. Thatโ€™s hard for a big man to do. He looks like heโ€™s in great shape.โ€

Packers RB Josh Jacobs said Dillon has been a leader in the locker room and has been someone that others can come to for questions about the playbook as well.

โ€œHeโ€™s been a great vet,โ€ Jacobs said. โ€œHeโ€™s come in and helped all the guys in the room, including me. If we have questions about something we didnโ€™t know, he didnโ€™t keep that to himself. Heโ€™s been more than welcoming.โ€

Dillon said he still has everything yet to prove and doesnโ€™t have any plans of slowing down soon.

โ€œPlaying Year 5 as a running back, thatโ€™s a feat in itself (but) itโ€™s not even close to the end of the story,โ€ Dillon said. โ€œIโ€™m coming out here, having fun, enjoying the process and striving to get better every day. I donโ€™t think Iโ€™ve really scratched the peak of where I could get and Iโ€™m trying to get there.โ€

Vikings

Vikings WR Jordan Addison spoke about his off-season DUI arrest for the first time after training camp got underway. Addison appreciates the support around him and vows to continue learning from his mistakes. 

โ€œI was surprised by the support that I received,โ€ Addison said, via ESPNโ€™s Kevin Seifert. โ€œI didnโ€™t think it was going to be how it was, but it was really important. I was in the dark place. I was feeling down, and they really uplifted me, uplifted me to come out here and just perform at a high level still. So through everything thatโ€™s going on, Iโ€™m going to put it behind me and Iโ€™m still going to perform at a high level, come out here give the fans what they pay for.โ€

โ€œIโ€™m just going to keep learning. Iโ€™m saying thatโ€™s all I can do, is just learn from my mistakes and keep moving forward. Thatโ€™s what it is.โ€

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