Washington WR Rome Odunze: 'I'm gonna make it happen' is his mindset past and future

Odunze enjoyed his chance in the limelight playing for Washington, as well as talking about how cool it is seeing his hometown of Las Vegas hosting the Super Bowl and watching the town light up in the football world.

When talking about who he has modeled his game after the most in the NFL, Odunze named Julio Jones, who we all know has had a very successful career in the NFL. Like Jones, Odunze is renowned for his toughness, and when asked about playing through multiple injuries during his final season, he summed it up very succinctly.

"From the get-go, my mindset was I'm gonna make it happen, regardless of what the injury was," Odunze stated. "I felt like I was gonna be able to recover, and that may have been a little naive of me."

The Las Vegas native talked about how he is not only getting his body ready for the NFL but his mind as well. He said feels the biggest transition for him in the NFL will be the mental side of the game. He wants to make sure he can understand coverage and be the smartest player he can be for the team that drafted him.

"Everybody is a great athlete in the NFL...just be on the mental side of it, making sure I'm understanding coverages and seeing things that defenses are trying to scheme up."

You can check out the full intervew with Odunze from the FanSided and Special Olympics Unified coverage of the Super Bowl below.