Chargers' Odafe Oweh eager to prove his doubters wrong: 'I have a little animosity'

"I was really trying to get an opportunity to be in a new system and prove what I can to people that are really trying to see that,"

"so I have a little animosity on my back."

"I expect him to be a really good player who gets the run and a really good player who gets the pass, and super excited about, you know, his pass rush ability,"

"The ability to run people down, run quarterbacks down. It's something that, you know, we've struggled with at times."

Odafe Oweh, a 6-foot-5, 265-pound outside linebacker, was traded from Baltimore to the Los Angeles Chargers along with a 2027 draft pick for safety Alohi Gilman and a 2026 pick. Oweh posted career highs last season with 10 sacks, nine tackles for loss and 23 quarterback hits but did not receive a contract extension. He enters the Chargers rotation with Khalil Mack on injured reserve and ranks 42nd in the NFL with 12 pressures. Coaching staff cite his pressure rate and pass-rush ability as reasons for optimism while Oweh seeks to convert increased playing time into consistent production.

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