Because the Chiefs embark on their threepeat quest, they are going to be with out one in all their edge-rushing regulars. Charles Omenihu is remaining on the workforce’s PUP record, shifting to the reserve/PUP to start out the season.
The 2-time reigning champions are hopeful the 2023 free company addition will probably be able to return in November, NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport tweets. The previous Texans and 49ers edge participant suffered an ACL tear through the Chiefs’ AFC Championship Recreation win in Baltimore and had been anticipated to start out the season off the roster.
Omenihu, who turned 27 on August 20, should miss 4 video games due to this transaction. Nevertheless it seems the Chiefs will not be anticipating him again till round midseason. Contemplating Omenihu suffered the tear in late January, it isn’t shocking to see this timetable emerge.
The Chiefs gave Omenihu a two-year, $16M deal as a free agent final yr. Regardless of starting final season by serving a six-game suspension for a January 2023 home violence arrest after which ending it with an ACL tear, Omenihu already proclaimed himself deserving of a brand new contract. He did whole seven sacks and two compelled fumbles in 11 video games, including one other sack throughout his abbreviated Ravens matchup.
Kansas Metropolis has former first-rounder George Karlaftis anchoring its edge rush, and the workforce re-signed versatile D-lineman Mike Danna this offseason. The Chiefs didn’t give 2023 first-rounder Felix Anudike-Uzomah a lot enjoying time as a rookie, however Omenihu being moved off the roster opens the door for the Kansas Metropolis-area native.
One other defensive finish may even start the season off Kansas Metropolis’s roster. BJ Thompson, who went into cardiac arrest throughout a June particular groups assembly, will start the season on the NFI record, NFL.com’s Tom Pelissero notes. Thompson suffered a seizure and was hospitalized. The Chiefs expect the 2023 fifth-round decide to play this season, nevertheless.
