Kansas City Chiefs acquire pass rusher Josh Uche from New England Patriots

Kansas City Chiefs acquire pass rusher Josh Uche from New England Patriots

Kansas City Chiefs acquire pass rusher Josh Uche from New England Patriots

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The Kansas City Chiefs (7-0) have acquired New England Patriots edge rusher Josh Uche in exchange for a 2026 sixth-round pick (per ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler).

It’s the second trade the Chiefs have made recently, after acquiring wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins in a deal with the Tennessee Titans last week. Amid trade interest, Uche was scratched during the Patriots’ 25-22 victory over the New York Jets on Sunday.

The Patriots selected Uche, 26, in the second-round of the 2020 NFL Draft. In 58 career games for New England he tallied 20.5 sacks, with his best season coming in 2022 when he tallied a career-high 11.5 sacks in 15 games. He re-signed with the Patriots as a free agent before the season on a one-year, $3 million contract and will be an unrestricted free agent after this season. This season with the Patriots, Uche posted 13 tackles and two sacks in seven games.

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