Former head coach of the New England Patriots Bill Belichick believes the team lost the Josh Uche trade. Belichick explained why the departure of the pass rusher to the Kansas City Chiefs didn’t benefit the Patriots.
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Belichick shared his analysis of the trade on The Pat McAfee Show Monday.
“The Patriots probably should have gotten more for him,” Belichick said.
Uche was traded to the Chiefs for a 2026 sixth-round pick on Monday. Belichick believes New England could’ve let him go to free agency in return for at least a sixth-round pick; therefore, trading him to the Chiefs for a 2026 sixth-round pick wasn’t the right move.
Had the Patriots made the best use of the trade, the team could’ve received much more from Kansas City than just a sixth-round pick, according to Belichick.
“Uche is at the end of his contract this year, he’ll be a free agent. If they don’t sign him they’ll get a comp pick, which will probably be a sixth anyway,” Belichick said. “Look, Josh Uche’s a really good rusher. He hasn’t had a chance to rush much this year for the Patriots because they’ve been behind a lot. The situation hasn’t been good. But he had a big year two years ago.”
Belichick said Uche should help the Chiefs as a solid pass rusher. Belichick drafted Uche in 2020 and coached the linebacker for four seasons.
“Now, he had [Matthew] Judon was on the other side of him so it was two good pass rushers. But he’ll have a lot of opportunities to rush in Kansas City. I think that he’ll really help them. He’s got surprising power for his size. He’s got excellent quickness and a good get-off. And he has some flexibility in coverage. So I think it’s a good addition for a team that needs another pass rusher, which everybody does. Josh can do that. He’ll definitely help them.”
Belichick’s candid advice regarding his former team’s trade is no surprise given the back-and-forth comments between him and the current head coach of the Patriots, Jerod Mayo.
Mayo called Belichick’s team “soft” last week, which sparked a frenzy in the media especially since Belichick is regarded as one of the best former coaches in the NFL.
It’s likely Belichick will continue sharing his opinions on the Patriots as the season progresses.
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