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New England Patriots’ pass-rusher, Josh Uche, is drawing interest from teams around the league according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler.
As the trade deadline approaches at the end of the month. , Uche, a potential rising star has caught the attention of several teams.
Uche, a second-round pick in the 2020 Draft by the Patriots, has certainly made a mark in his career with 17.5 sacks under his belt.
Josh Uche with a grown man sack. pic.twitter.com/ftHLVyk8uf
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) September 12, 2021
A pending free agent, Uche has been productive despite limited playing time.
In the 2022 season, Uche had a breakout year, managing to rack up 11.5 sacks, 14 quarterback hits, and 25 pressures. What’s pretty shocking is that he achieved these numbers while playing less than 39% of the defensive snaps, which is very rare.
#Patriots LB @_Uche35 had a breakout season in 2022 despite amazingly playing less than 39% of the defensive snaps
11.5 sacks, 14 QB hits, 25 pressures
He only played more than 50% of the snaps in a game once in 2022, and still had multiple 3-sack gamespic.twitter.com/6rewNQVUPS
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) January 13, 2023
In fact Uche only played more than 50% of the snaps in a game once throughout the season. Despite the limited playtime, he managed to pull off multiple three-sack games.
There are a lot of reports about players on the move, with only a few more days until the deadline arrives.