{"id":2032,"date":"2024-10-28T23:18:23","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T23:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=2032"},"modified":"2024-10-28T23:18:23","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T23:18:23","slug":"bill-belichick-throws-quick-jab-at-patriots-after-recent-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=2032","title":{"rendered":"Bill Belichick Throws Quick Jab At Patriots After Recent Trade"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-1954734\"><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??--><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??--><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??-->Joshua Uche didn\u2019t see the field a ton for the New England Patriots during the first seven games. That had more to do with the situation in New England than Uche\u2019s skillset, according to legendary head coach Bill Belichick.<\/p>\n<p>The Patriots on Monday traded Uche to the Kansas City Chiefs for a 2026 sixth-round pick, as first reported by NFL Media\u2019s Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo.<\/p>\n<p>Belichick viewed it as a win for Kansas City and threw a slight jab in New England\u2019s direction when asked about the deal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey (Chiefs) didn\u2019t give up anything in my mind,\u201d Belichick told the \u201cPat McAfee Show\u201d on Monday afternoon. \u201cLook, Josh Uche\u2019s a really good rusher. He hasn\u2019t had a chance to rush much this year for the Patriots because they\u2019ve been behind a lot. The situation hasn\u2019t been good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Patriots have allowed opponents to run the ball down their throats and build sizable leads. Uche, a situational pass-rusher, played 35% or more of defensive snaps just twice in seven contests.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Belichick selected Uche in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft and believes the rusher can regain what the former Patriots coach saw in him coming out of Michigan.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHe had a big year two years ago,\u201d said Belichick, referencing Uche\u2019s 11.5 sack campaign. \u201cNow, he had (Matthew) Judon on the other side of him so it was two good pass-rushers. But he\u2019ll have a lot of opportunities to rush in Kansas City.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that he\u2019ll really help them (Chiefs). He\u2019s got surprising power for his size. He\u2019s got excellent quickness and a good get-off. And he has some flexibility in coverage. So I think it\u2019s a good addition for a team that needs another pass-rusher, which everybody does. Josh can do that. He\u2019ll definitely help them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It felt like the writing was on the wall for Uche, who was involved in trade rumors during the 2023 campaign when Belichick was at the helm. The 26-year-old signed a one-year deal last offseason and is set to hit free agency in March. Uche also was a healthy scratch during New England\u2019s Week 8 win over the New York Jets.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bill Belichick threw a slight jab at the Patriots when he weighed in on New England&#8217;s reported trade of pass-rusher Joshua Uche.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2033,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Bill Belichick Throws Quick Jab At Patriots After Recent Trade - NEWS USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=2032\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bill Belichick Throws Quick Jab At Patriots After Recent Trade - 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