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5 stats to know about Chicago Bears new DL Larry Ogunjobi

By Parker Hurley

Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi (65) celebrate a sack in the second quarter of the NFL Week 13 game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Los Angeles Chargers at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati on Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021. The Chargers led 24-13 at halftime.Los Angeles Chargers At Cincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi (65) celebrate a sack in the second quarter of the NFL Week 13 game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Los Angeles Chargers at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati on Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021. The Chargers led 24-13 at halftime.Los Angeles Chargers At Cincinnati Bengals /
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The Chicago Bears signed Larry Ogunjobi to a three-year deal, marking the first big signing of free agency for the new regime. While many expected the move to be offensively related, it is fair to note how talent-depleted the defensive line is. They had to sign someone, and that wound up being Ogunjobi.

Larry Ogunjobi may be a new name to many Chicago Bears as he started his career with the Cleveland Browns, then spent a year in the same division and state with the Cincinnati Bengals. Now that he is with the Chicago Bears, what is there to know?

5. Larry Ogunjobi missed one start over the past four seasons due to injury

We have to note that Larry Ogbunjobi was injured in the Bengals’ first playoff game, and wound up missing the end of their Super Bowl run. Still, since 2018, when he took over as a starter he has only been inactive once due to injury in the regular season. That came week five of the 2020 season due to a foot injury.

He was suspended one game as he was involved in the duel between Myles Garrett and Mason Rudolph and was inactive for week 18 of last season as the team already clinched a playoff spot. If the Chicago Bears are looking for reliability and a player who stays on the field, that is Ogunjobi.

This is likely a key to why they signed him, too,

Larry Ogunjobi has played over 747 snaps one each of the past four seasons. Akiem Hicks has done that twice in the past four seasons, and once in the past three. Bilal Nichols and Eddie Goldman have never played 747 snaps in a season before.

When those are the other options for the Chicago Bears, the fact that he hit that mark each of the past four seasons goes a long way. He is considered much more reliable than all of the former starters in Chicago.

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