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Cowboys Signing Former Chargers Dt Otito Ogbonnia

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INGLEWOOD, CA - DECEMBER 27: Los Angeles Chargers defensive tackle Otito Ogbonnia #93 between plays during an NFL game between the Houston Texans and the Los Angeles Chargers on December 27, 2025, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA. (Photo by Greg Fiore/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

Another Chargers free agent has found a new home.

Per NFL insider Mike Garafolo, the Cowboys are signing former Chargers defensive tackle Otito Ogbonnia to a one-year, $3 million deal. Ogbonnia was the Bolts’ fifth-round pick out of UCLA in 2022. He started 20 games across four years while playing in 42 total contests.

The #Cowboys have agreed to terms with NT Otito Ogbonnia on a one-year, $3 million deal.

Ogbonnia, who played in 42 games with 20 starts in four seasons with the #Chargers, heads to Dallas on a deal negotiated by @kenny_zuckerman of @PrioritySports. pic.twitter.com/XyfR5nFzu0

— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) March 10, 2026

While with the Chargers, Ogbonnia played mainly in a rotational role where he recorded 82 total tackles, four tackles for loss, and a half sack.

With Ogbonnia now signing elsewhere, the Chargers’ defensive line room now consists of just Teair Tart, Jamaree Caldwell, Justin Eboigbe, and Scott Matlock. With that shallow of a group, expect the Chargers to target the position in the middle rounds of the draft, on top of either re-signing Da’Shawn Hand or finding a new veteran to add to the group.