Current top-five pass rusher Romeo Okwara spoke to the media via Zoom on Thursday. This season is a contract year for the older Okwara brother, who has a 2020 cap number of just over $4 million. According to an account of the call from MLive’s Ben Raven, though, it does not sound like any progress has been made of getting him a contract that extends beyond this season:
He was asked about hearing anything from the team regarding any talks and said, “nothing.” When Okwara was asked if he was surprised by the lack of development based on how he was playing, he said:
“It’s not something I’m thinking about — I’m just worried about beating the Panthers on Sunday, honestly.