We heard recently that the Eagles were shopping Bryce Huff. Even if a trade doesn’t materialize, it sounds like the pass rusher isn’t in Philly’s plans for the 2025 campaign.
Huff wasn’t in attendance for the start of the second phase of Eagles offseason team activities, according to Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer. According to a source, the veteran also stayed away from all spring practices. These workouts are voluntary, so Huff won’t face any punishment for the no-show. In fact, McLane wonders if the two sides may have agreed to this arrangement to avoid an ill-timed injury.
Huff was one of the few disappointments on the eventual Super Bowl winners in 2024. Following a career 2023 season with the Jets that saw him compile 10 sacks, Huff earned a three-year deal worth more than $50MM from the Eagles. The pass rusher was ineffective in Vic Fangio’s defense, finishing with 2.5 sacks and only 285 defensive snaps. He was quickly booted from the rotation, including a five-week stretch where he didn’t see the field. Huff also didn’t play a snap during the Eagles’ playoff run to a championship.
Naturally, both sides are seeking a fresh start, but the financials are an obvious obstacle. McLane can’t envision the Eagles finding a trade suitor for Huff, at least under the current terms of the player’s contract. The writer proposes that the Eagles could look to swap Huff for another team’s overpriced and underperforming player, or they could even hang on to Huff as insurance in case they suffer injuries to their pass-rush corps.
Ultimately, the writer believes the Eagles will simply have to waive the defensive lineman. While there’s no financial incentive from this route (the Eagles are on the hook for his 2025 cap hit regardless), McLane is worried that Huff could serve as “a distraction from the otherwise positive momentum the Eagles have going on.”
There’s no true urgency to resolve the situation. However, if the Eagles share the belief that Huff could be an issue come training camp, it may be in their best interest to move on sooner than later.
December 28, 2024: The Philadelphia Eagles activated DE Bryce Huff from the IRD.
What is IRD ?
I copied this from player reference
Google is your friend…
“In the NFL, “IRD” stands for Injured Reserve – Designated for Return. This designation allows a player who has been on the injured reserve list (IR) to return to practice and potentially the active roster after being on the IR for at least four games.
Here’s a more detailed explanation:
Injured Reserve (IR):
Players are placed on IR due to a football-related injury that makes them unavailable for at least a few weeks.
Designated for Return:
Once a player is on IR, the team can designate them for return, allowing them to return to practice and potentially the active roster.”
He had a wrist injury most of last year that clearly affected him.
At one point, he was playing with a cast on it. He missed some time because of it.
Yup….he missed many games due to injury and when he returned he was never fully healthy again. No he will never live up to contract, but that is a far cry from saying they will cut a fully guaranteed contract. Click bait really. Most likely he will end up as a very expensive de 3 de4. However, assuming a team offers enough they may move him….and that may be something such as picking up half his salary
IRD = Internal Revenue Department 🙂
Huff belongs in Miami with the other defensive players that don’t realize what a great opportunity it is to play for Vic Fangio.
They’re not going to cut Bryce Huff no matter how useless he is. They’re going to do the same thing they did with Bradberry last year. Keep him on the roster on the initial 53, then come up with a fake injury and sit him until the guaranteed money is finished.