On Sunday in Week 8, the Patriots were at home to take on the Jets. Rookie QB Drake Maye started the game but left with a concussion. Despite Maye not finishing the game, New England won 25-22 over the Jets. The Patriots are 2-6 through their first eight games of 2024.
In Week 8 against the Jets on Sunday, pass rusher Josh Uche was a healthy scratch for the Patriots. On Monday afternoon, NFL insider Ian Rapoport announced that the Patriots traded Uche to the Chiefs. Kansas City is giving the Patriots a 2026 sixth-round pick in exchange for Uche. The Chiefs wanted to add help to their defensive line and they did that with Uche.
Josh Uche is currently a member of the Kansas City Chiefs.
He’s a 6th rounder going to the Patriots in 2026. https://t.co/eseVDmCE8G
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 28, 2024
With a second-round pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, the Patriots selected Josh Uche, a pass rusher from Michigan. As a rookie, Uche appeared in nine games and started one for New England. He had one sack, nine combined tackles and seven QB hits. During his second season in 2021, Uche appeared in 12 games for the Patriots. The 26-year-old recorded three sacks, 12 combined tackles and four QB hits. Uche struggled through his first two seasons in New England.
Uche played in 15 of the Patriots’ 17 games in 2022 and had the most productive season of his career to date. The pass rusher recorded a career-high 11.5 sacks, 27 combined tackles and 14 QB hits. Unfortunately, Uche only had three sacks in 2023 and did not receive a long-term extension from New England. He signed a one-year, $3 million contract this offseason. New England knows they won’t be playing in the AFC this season, which is why they were willing to part ways with Uche. Now he is a member of back-to-back Super Bowl champions. Let’s take a look at what Uche can do for a Chiefs defense that doesn’t have a dominant pass rush in 2024.
