Report: Joshua Uche, Eagles Agree to Contract After Super Bowl Run with Chiefs

The Philadelphia Eagles agreed to a one-year deal with linebacker Joshua Uche, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Uche made 13 appearances for the New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs in 2024, finishing with 23 total tackles and two sacks.

The 26-year-old was used sparingly by Kansas City. He was inactive for four straight weeks in December and didn't log a single playoff snap. The coaching staff didn't seem to know his best role from the moment he arrived, and that never changed.

Uche's 11.5 sacks in 2022 will be cited as a reason for optimism regarding his signing, but that season has been a massive outlier in his career. He has never registered more than three sacks in any of his other four years.

The Eagles will be looking to the 6'1", 240-pound defender to provide some depth to a defense that's undergoing massive turnover in the wake of winning Super Bowl LIX.

General manager Howie Roseman has been savvy in constructing a talent-laden roster, but the salary cap comes for every team sooner or later. An exodus was inevitable in Philadelphia.

The Eagles caught lightning in a bottle with linebacker Zack Baun, who turned into an All-Pro in 2024 after four nondescript seasons with the New Orleans Saints. For the foreseeable future, every minor free-agent signing will be compared to him in terms of upside.

Maybe the stars align for Uche and he has a massive campaign with Philly, but expectations for him are likely to be pretty muted.