FRISCO, Texas – The Cowboys are persevering with to add on the defensive facet of the ball in free company, agreeing to terms on a one-year cope with former Chargers DT Otito Ogbonnia.
Ogbonnia, 25, was a fifth-round choice by the Chargers within the 2022 NFL Draft. Over the primary 4 years of his NFL profession, Ogbonnia has performed in 41 video games for Los Angeles, beginning in 20.
In 2025, Ogbonnia performed in 9 video games for the Chargers and posted 10 tackles, three tackles for loss and half a sack. Ogbonnia suffered an elbow damage after Los Angeles’ Week 7 matchup in opposition to the Colts and was positioned on injured reserve, returning in Week 14 in opposition to the Eagles.
At 6’4, 320 kilos, Ogbonnia comes from a 3-4 protection underneath Jim Harbaugh with the Chargers, and now will play in an identical scheme underneath Christian Parker.
At defensive sort out, Ogbonnia joins a bunch that the Cowboys are enthusiastic about with Quinnen Williams, Kenny Clark, Osa Odighizuwa, Solomon Thomas and Jay Toia rounding out the unit.
Originally from the better Houston space, Ogbonnia performed faculty soccer at UCLA, turning into the fourth defensive sort out on the Cowboys’ roster to play for the Bruins in faculty. Clark, Odighizuwa and Toia all additionally performed defensive sort out at UCLA. Ogbonnia and Odighizuwa performed collectively at UCLA from 2018-20, and Ogbonnia’s senior season in 2021 was Toia’s freshman season.
Ogbonnia marks the fourth addition Dallas has made on protection, becoming a member of free agent safeties Jalen Thompson and P.J. Locke which have agreed to terms on offers and EDGE Rashan Gary, who the Cowobys have agreed to terms on a commerce with the Packers to purchase.
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