{"id":323933,"date":"2026-05-20T03:24:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T03:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/323933\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T03:24:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T03:24:22","slug":"49ers-osa-odighizuwa-has-cowboys-game-circled-after-trade-nbc-sports-bay-area-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/323933\/","title":{"rendered":"49ers\u2019 Osa Odighizuwa has Cowboys game circled after trade \u2013 NBC Sports Bay Area & California"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s only May, and newly acquired 49ers defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa<\/a> already is looking forward to facing his former team.<\/p>\n

This offseason, San Francisco acquired Odighizuwa<\/a> from the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for a 2026 third-round draft pick.<\/p>\n

The 49ers and the Cowboys are set to face off in Week 10 of the 2026 NFL season<\/a>, and it\u2019s safe to say Odighizuwa has that game circled on his calendar.<\/p>\n

\u201cSpeaking to the rivalry, this is a game that for a long time, it\u2019s the game that you got a picture on a dart board, and you\u2019re throwing the knife at the picture,\u201d Odighizuwa said on the latest episode of \u201cThe Richard Sherman Podcast.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cNow I just take down the picture, and I put up the other picture, and I\u2019m on the other side of it, but the energy is exactly the same.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 49ers are scheduled to visit AT&T Stadium on Nov. 15 for the first time since the NFC Wild Card round of the 2022 NFL playoffs, as Odighizuwa will return to a place he called home for five seasons.<\/p>\n

With the Cowboys<\/a>, the 27-year-old recorded 17 sacks, 115 solo tackles, 34 tackles for loss, 81 quarterback hits and two forced fumbles in 84 total games. Odighizuwa also is one of only seven players<\/a> with 23 or more quarterback hits in each of the last two years.<\/p>\n

In addition to his ability to disrupt the middle of the field, Odighizuwa also brings in a veteran presence to a 49ers defensive line that had the lowest number of sacks during the 2025 NFL regular season.<\/p>\n

San Francisco and Dallas are set to renew their heated rivalry that dates back to their playoff clashes in the 1980s. The 49ers have a 21-19-1 all-time record against the Cowboys, including the playoffs.<\/p>\n

With Dak Prescott now on the other side of the field, expect Odighizuwa to have some extra motivation rushing the Cowboys quarterback come Week 10 of the 2026 season<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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