The Chicago Bears went all in on nostalgia for their NFL schedule release, and wide receiver Rome Odunze stepped into the role of the beloved late Bob Ross, painting the entire 2026 season opponent by opponent in one of the most creative schedule drops any team has produced. Rome joins Front Office Sports to talk about how it all came together and whether he has a future in Hollywood.
The Bears are carrying the hardest schedule in the NFL next year, no international games on the calendar despite Rome’s obvious enthusiasm for traveling abroad, and Netflix is picking up even more NFL games. The way fans watch football and the way teams connect with those fans is changing fast, and the Bears are leaning into all of it. Ben Johnson’s first year in Chicago ended with a playoff appearance and the whole team is trying to build on it.
Rome shares how the locker room is feeling about what comes next and what the ultimate goal looks like from inside the building. And yes, he does do a Bob Ross impression before it is all over.
