Pro Football Rumors
To little surprise, Bryce Huff will not remain with the Eagles for 2025. A trade agreement is in place for the veteran edge rusher.
After remaining away from the team during spring workouts, Huff is set to be on the move shortly. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports a trade has been worked out which will send him to the 49ers in return for a mid-round pick. The swap will officially take place after June 1. Schefter notes a Day 3 pick will change hands in this case.
Huff has restructured his contract to facilitate the trade. As Schefter’s colleague Field Yates details, Philadelphia declined Huff’s option bonus (which was worth a guaranteed $15.58MM) and in doing so converted it into a base salary $9.05MM of that figure was then converted into a signing bonus, and the Eagles will be on the hook for that money while San Francisco takes on the remaining $7.95MM in base pay for the coming campaign. Philadelphia will save more than $15MM in cap space while the 49ers become responsible for the final two years of Huff’s contract.
Expectations were high for the 27-year-old upon arrival with the Eagles in free agency last year, but his $51MM pact did not work out as planned. This deal will allow him to reunite with Robert Saleh after the two worked together with the Jets, however.
For the final three years of Huff’s Jets tenure, Saleh worked as New York’s head coach. Familiarity between player and coach no doubt played a role in this agreement, with Saleh now back in place as San Francisco’s defensive coordinator. Huff is in line to handle at least rotational duties with the 49ers, something he did for much of his time as a Jet.
More to come…
