- Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Otito Ogbonnia has signed with Aura Sports Group for full representation.
- Agents Ness Mugrabi and David Canter will handle his on-field contract work and off-field business deals.
- The move shifts Ogbonnia away from Priority Sports & Entertainment, the agency that negotiated his rookie deal and his current Cowboys contract.
- Ogbonnia enters 2026 on a one-year, $3 million deal with Dallas after four seasons with the Los Angeles Chargers.
Otito Ogbonnia has a new team handling his business off the field. The Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle has signed with Aura Sports Group for representation, with agents Ness Mugrabi and David Canter overseeing both his on-field contract work and off-field opportunities.
Mugrabi and Canter launched Aura Sports Group in 2025 after leaving GSE Worldwide, where both had built reputations as two of the NFL’s most connected agents.
Per the agency’s own description, Aura represents “elite football talent,” spanning NFL veterans, top college NIL athletes, and high school recruits. The signing would add an established four-year pro to that growing roster.
The move ends Ogbonnia’s run with Priority Sports & Entertainment, which represented him from his 2022 draft class through his most recent contract negotiations.
On the field, Ogbonnia is entering his first season with Dallas after agreeing to a one-year, $3 million deal in March 2026, following four seasons with the Los Angeles Chargers, who drafted him in the fifth round in 2022.
He appeared in 43 regular-season and playoff games for Los Angeles, starting 21, including a full 17-game slate at nose tackle in 2024. Before turning pro, Ogbonnia was a two-way standout at UCLA and a Texas state champion in both shot put and discus in high school.
The representation shake-up adds to a busy stretch of agency movement around the league this year. Wide receiver Jimmy Horn Jr. recently signed with Klutch Sports Group for his own representation, while defensive lineman Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins signed with Athletes First.
For Ogbonnia, the new representation arrives at a pivotal moment: his current deal carries just $500,000 in guaranteed money, meaning his performance in Dallas this season will shape his next contract and how much leverage his new team can negotiate with.
Takeaways
This is a case of a depth piece becoming a proving ground: Ogbonnia’s one-year “prove-it” deal in Dallas means the timing of any representation change matters.
A boutique shop like Aura, built by two agents who know the NFL negotiating table well, could be positioned to maximize his next payday if he breaks out in Christian Parker’s defense or to expand his off-field earning potential in a major market like Dallas–Fort Worth in the meantime.
Does a bigger market like Dallas open up off-field opportunities that weren’t available in Los Angeles? Is Aura Sports Group positioning itself to compete for established NFL veterans, not just rookies and NIL talent?
