As expected, the Philadelphia Eagles will not roll into the 2025 NFL season with Bryce Huff on the roster. Pending a physical, the veteran defensive end will be heading out west to join the San Francisco 49ers.
On Monday, the Eagles and the 49ers officially announced the move. As long as everything goes right on the physical front, the Eagles will net a 2026 mid-round draft pick from San Francisco.
Huff’s tenure with the Eagles was short-lived, and ultimately, goes down as disappointing, despite the team’s success throughout the 2024 run, which ended with a Super Bowl LIX victory.
We’ve agreed to trade DE Bryce Huff to the San Francisco 49ers for a 2026 mid-round draft pick, pending a physical. pic.twitter.com/QD3F5tgYWT
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) June 2, 2025
In 2020, Huff entered the NFL after a four-year run at Memphis. Although he was eligible to be selected in the 2020 NFL Draft, Huff went through seven rounds without hearing his name called. Eventually, the New York Jets gave the young linebacker an opportunity to join their team as an undrafted prospect.
After a successful summer in New York, Huff landed a chance to crack the Jets’ 53-man roster ahead of opening day. During his rookie effort, Huff appeared in 14 games. He registered 16 tackles and two sacks. It became clear that the young pass rusher had a future in the league, leading him to stick around as a key contributor in New York for several seasons.
Throughout his final three seasons with the Jets, Huff would appear in 40 games. He totaled 15.5 sacks, registered 39 QB hits, and nearly notched 50 tackles, with 13 going for a loss.
After playing multiple roles with the Jets, Huff was a flight risk in free agency. He was a restricted free agent last spring, and saw the Jets place a second-round tender on him.
As the Eagles braced for a critical loss on the defensive line, they looked to fill the void by signing Huff to a three-year contract. At the time, Huff was viewed as a major acquisition for the Eagles, who hoped to contend for a Super Bowl with a strong pass rush.
The Huff experience in Philadelphia didn’t go as planned. The veteran appeared in just 12 games for the Eagles, starting in half of those matchups. He collected under three sacks and had just 13 tackles to show for at the end of the regular season.
Amid the Eagles’ Super Bowl run, Huff played in just two games. He didn’t produce any stats as the Eagles flew their way through the NFL Playoffs and landed in New Orleans for the Super Bowl rematch against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Although Huff wraps up his Eagles tenure on a low note, he’ll get a chance to bounce back with the 49ers. While the veteran pass rusher is still getting paid a notable salary as he enters year two of his $51 million deal, one bad year in Philadelphia doesn’t guarantee he can’t get back on track when he joins the 49ers for the start of the 2025 NFL season.
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