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I assumed that with Rome Odunze's calf strain, Luther Burden III picked up the slack. I did not have Kalif Raymond nearly matching his career high in single-game targets on my bingo card.

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Burden's rotation role and target share decline raise concerns ahead of tough matchups.

Despite Rome Odunze's calf strain, Burden did not pick up the expected slack. He ran 60.5% of routes (vs. Loveland's 76.3%) and received only 19.2% target share (vs. Loveland's 7.7%), with 11.5% air yard share. Burden appeared to be part of a rotation rather than leading it, with Kalif Raymond nearly matching his career high in single-game targets and challenging him for layup targets and slot reps. The source expresses concern about Burden's usage, noting that upcoming matchups against the Vikings and Eagles secondaries look more problematic than ever.