Eagles Failed Signing Destroys Philadelphia Amid Trade to 49ers originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
At the start of the 2024 offseason, the Philadelphia Eagles hoped that Bryce Huff would be one of their major signings that could get them to another Super Bowl.
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Philadelphia was able to win a Super Bowl that year, but it wasn’t because of Huff.
The former 10-sack edge rusher signed a three-year, $51 million deal with the Eagles in March of last year. Both sides hoped he could bring his quick first step and improvements against the run into a defense that desperately needed better pass rushers.
That isn’t what happened.
Huff struggled to see the field throughout his lone year in Philly. He played in 12 games, started six, and recorded just 2.5 sacks for the Eagles. He was a virtual no-show throughout Philadelphia’s playoff run and was even a healthy scratch for Super Bowl LIX.
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Immediately following their title win, the Eagles traded away Huff to the San Francisco 49ers, eating a pile of money and ending a disappointing tenure.
Recently, Huff spoke on “TheSFNiners” channel on YouTube to break down exactly when he realized his time in Philly wasn’t beneficial for him.
It turns out he realized it early during the season.
“If I’m being 100 percent honest with you, I wanted a trade like fairly early on,” Huff said. “And just cause of how things went in Philly, I knew pretty early on it wasn’t a fit.
“I knew a trade wasn’t going to happen during the (2024) season. But I talked to my agent about it and was like, when it’s all said and done, I might need to step to put myself in the best position … I kind of knew where it was headed fairly early on into the season.”
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Huff will go down as one of GM Howie Roseman’s worst free agent signings, though the Eagles obviously survived it.
Now, both sides can move forward, hoping to find further success … though very happily without each other.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 5, 2025, where it first appeared.