The crows exchanged odafe to chargers in exchange for Alohi Gilman safety: Source

Baltimore ravens are Odafe at Oweh at Los Angeles in exchange for Alohi Gilman security, a source of league confirmed. The Ravens will also receive the choice of fifth round of the loads in 2026 as part of the agreement, while the charges will receive a seventh round in 2027 which originally belonged to the Rams.

NFL Network first pointed out the trade.

Ravens cut links in the middle of the defense in difficulty

Oweh, a choice of first round of the Ravens in 2021, came from a season of 10 racks. There were high expectations for him when he entered the fifth and last year of his recruit contract. However, Oweh, like many defensive players from the Ravens, had trouble. He has no bags in five games, and his number of snaps was relatively limited because the Ravens have shown that they do not trust him as much against the race. Oweh only played 45% of the defensive shots of the Ravens this season, down 11% compared to last year.

The Ravens exercised the Oweh option in 2025, worth more than $ 13 million. He is a free -free free agent, and the Ravens have not won any traction in extension talks with him during the offseason. It seemed very unlikely to be back, so passing from him now allows Baltimore to get something for him and creates nearly $ 8 million in wage ceiling space for ravens short of money.

However, he leaves a team of ravens who had trouble going to the quarter -Arrière – Baltimore is tied for second place in the league with only six bags – without one of his most accomplished on -board rushers. The current group of Ravens Edge Rush includes Kyle Van Noy, Tavius ​​Robinson, Mike Green and David Ojabo, who combined for only three bags this season. – Jeff Zrebiec, Beat Ravens writer

Chargers solve a problem, among other things

This trade does not necessarily deal with the greatest weakness in the current list of charges. Their offensive line remains a significant concern given multiple injuries, especially to start Joe Alt and Rashawn Slater plated. However, he approaches A weakness. This decision is a sign that the managing director Joe Hortiz and coach Jim Harbaugh are aware of the team shortcomings in the middle of a two -game slippage – and that they are ready to be aggressive to repair them.

The Chargers have played for more than three games and more without the Rusher Star Edge Khalil Mack, who was on IR with an elbow injury he suffered in the first quarter of a week 2 victory against Las Vegas raiders. And while the rusher of the third year, Tuli Tuipulotu, made a jump, in particular as rusher of passes, the charges do not have enough in front of him and behind him on the painting of the depths.

Tuipulotu has 27 pressures this season. No other player has more than eight, and no other Rusher Edge has no more than seven. At this stage of his career, Bud Dupree is a third rusher as a third edge, but he did not prove to be able to fill the hole on the left. And the recruit choice of fourth round Kennard was not able to win snaps, even with the blatant need in its position. – Daniel Popper, loaders Beat Writer

What will Gilman bring to Baltimore?

Gilman, associated with the signing of Tuesday’s safety team safety of veterans CJ Gardner-Johnson, gives RAVENS more flexibility in a hit secondary which is currently without cornerback Marlon HUMPHREY, which is the best option of Baltimore in the slot machine, and All-Pro Kyle Hamilton security. Humphrey (CALF) is expected to be released thanks to the week 7 of Baltimore, and Hamilton’s status, which missed the defeat of the eruption of Sunday against Houston’s Texans, is not clear for the Sunday match against the Rams of Los Angeles.
If Hamilton is in good health, the addition of Gilman and Gardner-Johnson would give the Ravens a lot of flexibility to get closer to Hamilton from the melee line and help the rush towards Baltimore and Defense. – Zrebiec

How can Oweh help the chargers?

Oweh is young and has been productive in his career, including a season of 10 racks in 2024. And, above all, Oweh will familiarize himself with the program, since the defensive coordinator of the Jesse Minter charges cut his teeth as an assistant of the NFL with the Ravens from 2017 to 2010. The defensive coordinator of Ravens, Zach Orr, was an assistant Baltimore in the same years, and the two game calls are running a variation in the same system.

The charges had to offer something precious in exchange for a productive rusher at its peak, and Alohi Gilman is an instinctive and high security which has proven to be adapted to this program. The loads had a security surplus, even with Derwin James Jr. playing less in this position and more often at Nickel and Dimet Backer.

The charges re-signed Elijah Molden, who missed two games earlier this season due to an injury to the hamstrings, this last off-season, and who has the veteran Tony Jefferson on the active list. While Molden was out, Gilman and Jefferson were safe when James was aligned with Nickel and Dimet Backer. Jefferson had two defended passes, including one interception, during these two games. Once Molden returned to a defeat of week 4 to the New York Giants, the charges turned Gilman, Molden and Jefferson safe. Using a surplus to fill out a hole is a good strategy. – Popper