Gone in a Huff

Bryce Huff’s time with the Philadelphia Eagles is coming to an end after one season.

Per ESPN, the team is finalizing a deal that will send the 27-year-old edge rusher to the San Francisco 49ers.

ESPN sources: 49ers and Eagles are working to finalize a trade that will send edge rusher Bryce Huff to San Francisco for a mid-round pick. The trade cannot and would not be processed until after June 1. But both sides are working to make it happen, and Huff already has reworked… pic.twitter.com/FJeGc9Cfwx

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) May 30, 2025

Through restructures and a post-June 1 designation, the trade will save the Eagles almost $8 million.

Before the trade can get finalized next week, the Eagles restructured Bryce Huff’s contract this week. He was set to make about $17 million fully guaranteed this season from Philadelphia, but the Eagles now will take on only $9.05 million in salary, leaving the 49ers responsible… https://t.co/uFQJxHvmf1

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) May 30, 2025

Once considered the team’s big-ticket free agent signing on defense in March of 2024 with a three-year, $51 million contract, Huff spent his lone year with the Birds struggling to fit into Vic Fangio’s versatile defense. After 10 games, he was placed on injured reserve to undergo wrist surgery, returning in limited fashion for the final two regular season games. Huff played in two postseason games before being inactive in the Eagles’ 40-22 victory in Super Bowl LIX.

Now, Huff will have the opportunity to revitalize his career under his former head coach Robert Saleh, who just joined the Niners for his second stint as their defensive coordinator. Playing in Saleh’s Wide 9, Huff went from an undrafted free agent in 2020 to a pass rush specialist for the New York Jets, tallying 10 sacks during the 2023 campaign.

The Eagles move forward with an edge room led by returners Nolan Smith Jr. and Jalyx Hunt and joined by newcomers Azeez Ojulari and Josh Uche.

– Benjamin Paul is a staff writer for InsideTheBirds.com.