Kansas City Chiefs trade for Patriots’ Josh Uche to add another defensive star in bid for third straight Super Bowl

The Kansas City Chiefs have added another star to their defense by trading for the New England Patriots’ starting linebacker Josh Uche.

The reigning Super Bowl champions are already 7-0 but are continuing to improve, this time adding a new strongside linebacker just days after DeAndre Hopkins joined the team.

Uche was drafted by the Patriots in the second round in 2020 out of Michigan, and will now switch New England for Kansas City.

He was a healthy scratch for Sunday’s win over the New York Jets, and the reason for his absence has now been revealed with the trade news.

Uche, 26, already has two sacks in six games this season, and 20.5 in his relatively short career.

Uche has 20.5 sacks in his career, and has already recorded two in six games this season

The switch takes the Florida-born player from perhaps the worst team in the NFL to the best, joining the likes of Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce.

He is currently on a one-year, $3million contract after re-signing with the Patriots as a free agent ahead of the season, and he will be an unrestricted free agent at the end of the current campaign.

The Chiefs’ defense is already ranked the second-best in the NFL this season, and Uche’s arrival with further strengthen that.

Patrick Mahomes (right) and Travis Kelce (left) now have another stud in their impressive team

Andy Reid’s team are back-to-back Super Bowl champions, and aiming for the three-peat in New Orleans next February.

Despite not playing at their high-flying best, the Chiefs have ground out seven straight wins and are the only unbeaten team left in the NFL. 

Next up, they host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday Night Football, before a match-up with the Broncos – also at Arrowhead. 

From there, they have a tough trip to the Buffalo Bills – where their credentials will be tested against one of their biggest rivals for the AFC title.