Overview
- The Cowboys traded Odighizuwa to the 49ers for a 2026 third-round pick after Dallas added depth at interior defensive tackle, creating a roster surplus.
- Odighizuwa told the Richard Sherman Podcast he saw 'telltale signs' the move could happen and chose to keep working even as the trade unfolded.
- He said the transition 'hurt' at first but that meetings with 49ers coaches and teammates quickly reassured him and made him excited to join the organization.
- San Francisco restructured his 2025 extension in April to create short-term salary-cap room so the team could integrate him as an interior anchor alongside Nick Bosa, Alfred Collins and Mykell Williams.
- A five-season Cowboy, Odighizuwa brings 216 tackles and 17 sacks from 84 games and has already circled the Week 10 matchup at AT&T Stadium as his first game against his former team.