Former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick took a subtle jab at the organization for trading away Joshua Uche. The veteran linebacker was sent to the Kansas City Chiefs for a 2026 sixth-round draft pick on Monday.
Belichick drafted Uche in the second round of the 2020 NFL draft. Uche appeared in 58 games total and recorded 76 combined tackles and 20.5 sacks in his time with the Patriots. He has 13 total tackles and two sacks so far this season.
“They (Chiefs) didn’t give up anything in my mind,” Belichick said on “The Pat McAfee Show,” as transcribed by NESN.com’s Sean T. McGuire. “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.”
It is evident that the Patriots are going in a different direction in terms of personnel moves than they would have under Belichick. It also seems like the legendary coach has disagreed with many of those moves.
