Chargers' Chris Rumph II Has Made Adding Weight This Offseason His Point of Emphasis

"Chris has really approached this offseason in a great mindset," defensive coordinator Renaldo Hill said of Rumph. "He’s obviously put on some weight. We asked him to put on the weight and he looks really good. We knew that that was going to be a process, when he got here, of him just growing into his body and spending more time in the weight room. He’s been doing everything that we’ve asked him to do. I know that he is going to have a huge jump, just by having those guys in the room ahead of him giving him some nuggets there.”

It's unclear just how much weight Rumph has added. He weighed in at the NFL Combine a little more than a year ago at 235 pounds. Currently, on the Chargers official team webpage, they have Rumph listed at 244 pounds.

Rumph said this offseason – without having to do through the draft process like last year – has allowed him to focus more on himself and pinpoint the areas of his game that required some fine-tuning. Most importantly, he's made getting stronger to grow his body physically his top priority.

"Building off my rookie year, going into the offseason knowing what I had to improve on and attacking that from a couple weeks after the last game. Just coming in with a different mindset knowing I'll have a bigger plate this year. Just trying to make sure we're getting to that Super Bowl."

Rumph appears destined for the No. 4 edge rusher role with Joey Bosa and Khalil Mack anchoring down the two starting spots and the versatile Kyle Van Noy serving as a rational pass-rusher.

“There are a lot of tidbits that he can gain from being in that room — overall, just how to be a pro," Hill said of Rumph. "He’ll continue to watch those guys and see how they do things on and off of the field. It’s going to be a benefit for the young guy."

As Hill eluded to, Rumph will be surrounded by three edge rushers who've all had success in the NFL. To be able to pull from the knowledge and technique that they approach the game with should only serve as a benefit to Rumph's developmental process.

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