The Kansas City Chiefs had a historic consecutive second Super Bowl win against the San Francisco 49ers nearly one and a half months back. The Niners had an edge for the majority of the game, however, the Chiefs turned the equation upside down with a late touchdown, thrown by none other than Patrick Mahomes in OT.
Charles Omenihu, the defensive end for the Chiefs, missed the Super Bowl due to an unfortunate injury. Just a few weeks before the Super Bowl, he tore his Achilles and was ruled out of the mega event. However, in hindsight, the Chiefs didn’t miss him much and managed to cross the finishing line.
Months later, Omenihu opened up on how badly he wanted to be a part of the Super Bowl. In a conversation with Kay Adams on the Up and Adams show, he noted that he wanted to play against his former team, the San Francisco 49ers. It seemed like Omenihu still held a grudge against the 49ers for not paying him and hence, he wanted to show them his worth.
It wasn’t good. It wasn’t a good feeling at all. I wanted to play so bad. Especially being my former team last year. I felt like this was my opportunity to show y’all that ‘you didn’t want to pay me.’ Y’all let me go. This is kinda like my opportunity to show y’all that was a horrible decision. And the fact that I wasn’t able to do that against them. I have got over it now, but at that time it very much ate at me. Charles Omenihu said.
"I wanted to play so bad, especially being my former team out there. I felt a way… (49ers) didn't wanna pay me, you let me go."#Chiefs DE Charles Omenihu on not being able to play in SB LVIII vs. his former team the #49ers 👀@charless_94 @heykayadams #ChiefsKingdom
— Up & Adams (@UpAndAdamsShow) April 2, 2024
Omenihu was traded to the 49ers in November 2021. Despite performing well, the Niners released him ahead of the 2023 season as a result of which he landed with the Kansas City Chiefs.
Charles Omenihu wanted to be appreciated after the Super Bowl
Omenihu has always remained a controversial figure. He missed the first six games of the 2023 season for violating the NFL’s policy. However, the defensive end later came back and had a blast with his great defensive performance. He turned out to be one of the most lethal defensive options of the Chiefs.
However, after Chies’ Super Bowl victory, Omenihu made a cryptic tweet that he wanted to be appreciated. Many assumed that he had a problem with all the media attention being on Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce after Super Bowl win.
Want to feel appreciated.
— Charles Omenihu (@charless_94) February 17, 2024
Within a few weeks after his tweet, the Chiefs provided him with a new contract with a base salary of $6.74 million and a cap of $10.97 million. With this extension, it is to be seen how the DE performs in the coming season. He will be the main man on the Chiefs’ defense with Chris Jones.
