Defensive end Charles Omenihu, who is one year into his two-year, $16 million deal with the Chiefs, told Inside Texas’ Justin Wells that he believes he’s not getting the money he deserves.
“The biggest way how I keep my chip on my shoulder now is I feel like I should be paid more,” Omenihu said on February 26. “I feel like I should be in the discussions of, maybe not in the realm of the Myles Garrett or the Bosa. Maybe not in that discussion, but the second tier guys? The next tier? For sure I should be in that discussion.”
Omenihu echoed similar remarks when he joined the NFL Network’s “Good Morning Football” crew on Monday.
“I think I did, to be honest,” Omenihu said when asked if he thinks he’s done enough to get a new deal. “Like you said, seven sacks in 11 games and then the sack in the championship game to kind of spark off the wave of defensive plays. Finished second on the team in sacks and didn’t have the first six games to catch up with George [Karlaftis] and Chris [Jones]. I think I did, I think the tape speaks for itself. I think I showed dominant run play and then with the pass rush, inside and outside and just winning one-on-ones, creating turnovers, being the spark and, like, the energy plays they wanted me to be when I got there.”
When healthy, Omenihu’s play outweighs the $8 million average annual value (AAV) of his contract.
