EL SEGUNDO — When the Chargers traded safety Alohi Gilman Jr. to the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for outside linebacker Odafe Oweh , the move was designed to provide depth and strengthen a position of need while likely Hall of Fame pass rusher Khalil Mack was sidelined by an elbow injury.

Oweh had rushed well while with the Ravens, but he hadn’t recorded a sack to start the season in Baltimore. Meanwhile, the Chargers’ pass rush had gone stagnant after Tuli Tuipulotu had a career-high four sacks in a loss Sept. 28 to the New York Giants , one game after Mack was hurt.

The results of the trade have been everything the Chargers could have hoped for, with Oweh contributing four sacks and 12 tackles in five games since the Oct. 7 deal. He’s been especially important to the overall pass

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