49ers to sign former Super Bowl winning edge after Eagles, Browns stints
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The San Francisco 49ers are in dire need of some help this summer, as training camp has led to a bunch of injuries for key players on both sides of the ball.
But while the wide receiver room is being tested, the edge rusher group has become a real issue. Instead of letting this problem get too far out of hand, the 49ers have gone out and made an addition.
According to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, the 49ers are in agreement on a deal with free-agent veteran edge rusher, formerly with the Cleveland Browns and Philadelphia Eagles, in Super Bowl champion Ogbo Okoronkwo.
49ers to sign Ogbo Okoronkwo to free agent deal
"Source: Veteran edge rusher Ogbo Okoronkwo is signing with the 49ers today. Reunites with DC Raheem Morris from their time together with the Rams," Fowler reports.
The 49ers badly need edge rusher depth, and adding Okoronkwo makes a ton of sense. It's been a bunched-up group during training camp, and now the veteran edge should provide some depth.
But the 31-year-old edge rusher might actually be a meaningful signing for the 49ers come the start of the regular season.
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He only played in one game last year for the Eagles, but in 2024 with the Browns, he suited up 16 times, recording 3.0 sacks with 23 tackles and five tackles for loss with six quarterback hits and nine pressures.
During his eight-year NFL career, the former fifth-round pick by the Los Angeles Rams back in 2018 has 17 sacks with 132 tackles, 31 tackles for loss, and 38 quarterback hits.
He might not be a superstar edge rusher or a high-upside free agent like Joey Bosa. But, Okoronkwo is still a very solid depth edge rusher who could be a meaningful addition to the DL this season.
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