The Kansas City Chiefs have acquired pass rusher Joshua Uche via trade with the New England Patriots the team announced Monday. Uche, who was a healthy scratch for New England in their come from behind win over the Jets on Sunday will join an already elite Chiefs defence as they vie for a 3rd consecutive Super Bowl this winter.
Heading back the other way is a 2026 6th round draft pick.
The 26 year old pass rusher has 2 sacks across 6 games for the Patriots this year, and is set to become a free agent at season’s end. New England took Uche in the 2nd round out of Michigan in the 2020 NFL Draft, with the former Wolverine amassing 20.5 sacks throughout his career to date.
Following their 27-20 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders, Kansas City is now 7-0 on the season, and have a win streak of 13 consecutive games dating back to last year.
Kansas City is slated to take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday Night Football, which will represent Uche’s first chance to get into game action with his new team.
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