SAN DIEGO -- Jeremiah Attaochu said he had to earn it.

And after two years with the San Diego Chargers, the Georgia Tech product is close to reaching his mark of 15 sacks, which means it's time to dance.

Perhaps a little Running Man, or a fist pump. Or maybe like his new teammate Joey Bosa, just a shoulder shrug.

"It's going to come natural -- I'll just feel it when I'm out there," Attaochu said. "Nothing planned. In college I had a little fun with it, so I'm just working my way there."

The Chargers' Jeremiah Attaochu (97) plans on celebrating when he reaches his personal sack goal. AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi

Attaochu doesn't know what his sack celebration will be. But with eight career sacks, once Attaochu reaches the 10-sack mark, he plans to bust a move.

"I just feel like there's a rite of passage for everything," Attaochu said at the end of last season. "When I first got to college, I just came in trying to earn my coach's trust and grinding the first two years. So when I earn that respect and play with consistency, I want to be able to celebrate.

"For me it's just a personal thing where when you get past 10 sacks, then you can start. Everybody has a sack celebration. I used to do something in college. I did a bunch of different things based on how I was feeling. I do have some ideas of what I want to do, but we'll see."

Attaochu totaled 55 combined tackles, six sacks and a forced fumble, missing just one game in 2015. Attaochu said he'd like to double his sack numbers in the upcoming season.

It's the same type of progression another San Diego edge rusher, Shaun Phillips, completed during his time with the Chargers. A fourth-round pick by the Chargers in the 2004 draft, Phillips went from four sacks as a rookie, to seven sacks his second year and 11.5 sacks his third season in the NFL.

"I want to hone in my pass-rush and just really double my production in sacks and strip sacks," Attaochu said. "That's really my focus going into the season.

"I've worked on a lot of movement patterns and watching film of my opponent, looking for things that I can do to make me be better and be more instinctive on the field."

Attaochu said he played at about 248 pound last year at 6-3, and wants to stay at that weight. Attaochu also picked up yoga twice a week to improve his flexibility.

"I might go down to 245, but I want to be a little leaner," Attaochu said. "It's definitely a marathon when it comes to rushing the passer during a game. When you start the game off, you're fresh. So you want to make sure you have legs for the fourth quarter when the game's on the line and you can still rush.

"So I think the weight I was at last year was pretty good. But I want to get a little lower."