ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) – It is not every day you get to meet a professional athlete; let alone learn from them.<\/p>\n
Sunday Chicago Bears Wide Receiver Rome Odunze brought his football camp to Boylan High School and more than 400 kids between six and 16 years old were on the field.<\/p>\n
The kids rotated between 15 stations with each going through a different football skill, including pass catching, route running and defense. Odunze channeled his inner Caleb Williams and threw passes to kids in a mini scrimmage at one of the stations.<\/p>\n
\u201cSports are really integral in my childhood and growing up so just coming out here letting these young kids have some fun play football learn a little bit about them and inspire them as much as they inspire me,\u201d said Odunze.<\/p>\n
Odunze said first year Head Coach Ben Johnston could be a key piece they need to have a good season.<\/p>\n
\u201cBen comes in with an energy and an expectation to have success from the start and that\u2019s what we are working towards. I think we have all the right pieces we just have to put them in the right place, and I think we will have a successful year,\u201d said Odunze.<\/p>\n
The clinic is put on through Flexwork; an agency partnering with hundreds of athletes like Rome to host youth sports camps nationwide.<\/p>\n
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