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Meet your new LEO edge rusher: Jeremiah Attaochu

First things first. The correct pronunciation of the San Francisco 49ers new edge rusher Jeremiah Attaochu’s last name is: ah-TAU’-choo. He met with media after signing his one year contract and we learned a few things about the former Charger.

While things didn’t really go as planned for the linebacker in Los Angeles, he explained that he did a lot of growing up in 2017 when he practiced much more than he played. He felt like he had a good thing going with defensive end Melvin Ingram in 2015, when he said the sacks started “rolling in.