Throughout his career, the Kansas City Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo has preferred his defensive ends to be big, long and versatile. So it’s easy to imagine him being fired up about the team’s recent signing of former San Francisco 49ers’ defensive end Charles Omenihu. The 25-year-old disruptor checks all of those boxes.
And he knows it, too — as he made clear when he met with reporters over a Zoom call.
“It’s just get-off — threatening guys with get-off,” Omenihu said of his play from the edge. “I wouldn’t say I’m the fastest guy off the edge, but I think my recognition of the snap — and my quickness off the ball — presents a threat.