The 49ers have traded for Eagles Tremendous Bowl successful defensive finish Bryce Huff, who will transfer to San Francisco in trade for a 2026 midseason draft choose.
Eagles commerce Bryce Huff to 49ers
Though the vast majority of groups have accomplished their rosters and are making ready for the 2025 season, with just below 100 days to go till kickoff there’s nonetheless loads of time for giant trades earlier than the marketing campaign will get underway.
The San Francisco 49ers have continued to reshape their protection since former Jets head coach Robert Saleh signed on a defensive coordinator on the finish of final season, and Bryce Huff is simply the most recent star to signal.
Eagles now have agreed to commerce DE Bryce Huff to the San Francisco 49ers for a 2026 mid-round draft choose, pending a bodily. pic.twitter.com/fSemgtLqYl
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) June 2, 2025
Huff joins a powerful San Francisco protection that has made a variety of strikes this summer season which included preserving maintain of four-time First-Workforce All-Professional linebacker Fred Warner, who agreed to a brand new extension.
The Eagles have been completely satisfied sufficient to commerce Huff away from their Tremendous Bowl successful staff in trade for a 2026 midseason draft choose and after nearly per week of negotiations the Niners lastly acquired their man.
Huff was solely in Philadelphia for one season however he wasn’t capable of compete all yr, with a wrist damage ruling him out within the latter levels of the common season after struggles to regulate to a brand new defensive system.
The defensive lineman was capable of make his return for the postseason however he solely made temporary appearances within the NFC Wild Card spherical and the Championship recreation together with his damage nonetheless inflicting points. Huff was a late scratch from the Tremendous Bowl.
Regardless of his troubles on the sphere, Huff nonetheless leaves Philadelphia with a primary profession Tremendous Bowl to his title.
Earlier than Huff was signed by the Eagles in 2024, he performed below Robert Saleh’s New York Jets staff between 2020 and 2023. A detailed relationship together with his new Defensive Coordinator may go a good distance in the direction of reviving Huff’s profession after an damage plagued 2024.
Bryce Huff’s current IG posts after being traded to the #49ers 👀 pic.twitter.com/w8DDN5LP4g
— OurSF49ers (@OurSf49ers) Could 30, 2025
In his ultimate yr with the Jets, Huff managed 10 sacks, which earned him a contract with the Eagles. If he can recapture his kind from 2023 below Saleh, the Niners may have a severe go rusher on their palms.
How a lot will Bryce Huff earn?
Whereas a deal has been accomplished, Bryce Huff’s contract is barely extra sophisticated than the commerce itself for a number of causes.
As a part of the deal, Philadelphia was capable of restructure Huff’s contract which was initially a three-year deal value $51.1million.
The Niners will now pay Huff roughly $7.95million this season and may he play poorly, the staff could have the power to launch the previous Eagle at no additional price or threat.
Ought to Huff recapture any of his previous kind although, San Francisco could also be inclined to pay Huff’s $17million wage in 2026 to maintain him on the staff one other yr.