Romeo Okwara Fantasy
- Height / Weight
- 6'4" / 255 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- June 17, 1995 (28)
- Experience
- 9th Season
- Drafted
- 2016 / Rd. / Pk. (NYG)
- College
- Notre Dame
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Romeo Okwara News
Detroit Lions defensive end Romeo Okwara announced his retirement from professional football on Tuesday after eight seasons in the NFL. "After some introspection and meditation I have decided to step away from the NFL," Okwara wrote on his Instagram account. The 28-year-old appeared in 16 games for the Lions last year, registering nine tackles, five QB hits and two sacks as part of the team's defensive-line rotation. He was set to be a free agent this offseason. Okwara entered the league in 2016 with the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent out of Notre Dame. He spent his first two seasons with the G-Men before being claimed off waivers by the Lions in 2018. Okwara led the Lions with 7.5 sacks in 2018, and his 23 career sacks rank as the fourth-most by an NFL player born in Nigeria.
Detroit Lions defensive ends Romeo Okwara and Charles Harris were potential salary cap casualties this offseason, but they have both agreed to take significant pay cuts to stay with the team in 2023. Harris was scheduled to have an $8 million cap hit, but he agreed to reduce his base salary from $6 million to $3 million after missing 11 games with a recurring groin injury in 2022. His 2023 cap hit was reduced to $5.16 million, almost $3 million in savings. Okwara was set to carry a $14.5 million cap hit with an $11 million base salary. He agreed to reduce his base salary to $2 million after missing most of the last two seasons with a torn Achilles. By restructuring Okwara, the Lions will only have a $5.65 million cap hit for him this year. The two restructures will save the team $11.7 million in cap space.
Detroit Lions defensive end Romeo Okwara (Achilles), who continues to work his way back from a season-ending Achilles injury that he suffered four games into last season, will primarily play defensive end in 2022 as the team switches to a more attacking defense. At this time last year, Okwara was preparing to play more outside linebacker. "He's a defensive end. He'll play a rush position in base, and the end or the rush in sub (packages). So, he's a defensive end," defensive line coach Todd Wash said. The last time Okwara played a full season, he had a team-high 10 sacks, 61 QB pressures and three forced fumbles in 2020, so he could get back to being an asset for fantasy managers in IDP formats.
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