NFL trade deadline 2024: Could Eagles' Bryce Huff be on the move just eight games into three-year contract?

Huff played just six snaps in Sunday's win over the Jaguars

By Jeff Kerr

Nov 4, 2024 at 4:50 pm ET

 

PHILADELPHIA -- Bryce Huff hasn't had an ideal first season in Philadelphia. There may be a chance the defensive end may not even finish his first year with the Eagles.

Huff played just six snaps in Sunday's Week 9 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars, the majority of which were on the Eagles' final series. Huff was on the field when Nakobe Dean had the game-sealing interception for the Eagles with 1:38 left -- being on the field for the final three defensive snaps.

In eight games, Huff has just 11 pressures, three quarterback hits and 1.5 sacks. The play has improved in recent weeks, as Huff has the 1.5 sacks and eight pressures since the Eagles returned from the bye week (Week 6). 

Why did Huff play just six snaps, which was the fourth straight week his snaps declined? 

"Bryce came off the field after warmups," Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni said Sunday. "Again, I won't talk too much about injury, but his hand was bothering him, and he was getting treatment in the locker room after warmups.

"So, we were trying to protect him there."

Huff played 28 snaps in Week 6 against Cleveland, then 25 against the New York Giants (which was a blowout victory). He played 22 against Cincinnati (another blowout victory late) before his six against Jacksonville. 

With the trade deadline coming on Tuesday, it was interesting the Eagles would play Huff late in the game as much as they did. Huff has not lived up to his three-year, $51 million contract -- even with his play improving in recent weeks. Huff has been the subject of trade conversations with the deadline coming up Tuesday, making his future with the Eagles murky. 

The Eagles are in search of pass-rushing help. Perhaps they are admitting a mistake with Huff, even with a massive dead cap hit as a result of the trade. 

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Interesting… I’m not sure he will be moved on but if they could use him as a piece to bring in another pass rusher that would be really good. I’m sure it isn’t likely but at this time perhaps he has slightly more trade value than he will if this form continues for the full year.

I'm not buying it but stranger things have happened.

What doesn't make sense is that Sirianni claims he was being held out to protect him due to a hand injury.  Then why play him at the end of the game??  

On 11/5/2024 at 2:52 PM, time2rock said:

I'm not buying it but stranger things have happened.

What doesn't make sense is that Sirianni claims he was being held out to protect him due to a hand injury.  Then why play him at the end of the game??  

Well stranger things didn’t happen on this occasion. Probably wouldn’t have been a good look for Howie and co to trade him midway through his first year here. They must be backing him to come good.

Regarding Sirianni… I mean he says a lot of things that don’t make sense. Yeah yeah it is curious that they used him at the end of the game with the game on the line. In some ways that must show some trust in him?