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Highlight: Chargers EDGE Tuli Tuipulotu makes first big play vs. Dolphins

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By: Alex Katson

There’s a reason the Chargers selected USC edge defender Tuli Tuipulotu in the second round this April.

That reason: run defense. Tuipulotu is a gifted pass rusher, but he adds much more bulk in the run game, where LA struggled mightily a year ago.

In the third quarter, that theory began to translate. Tuipulotu split two Dolphins blockers and met Miami running back Salvon Ahmed in the backfield. In a welcome change for a Chargers defender, Tuipulotu secured the tackle and wrestled Ahmed to the ground for a loss of two, his first TFL of his NFL career.

Originally posted on Chargers Wire