Ex-jet, 51 million dollars free agent bryce huff inactive to eagles in the Super Bowl 2025

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Bryce Huff’s roller coaster season with Eagles-Hans first away from Jets after inking a three-year-old, $ 51 million deal in free agency-stopped a broken down on Sunday when Edge Rusher was one of Philadelphia’s inactives for the Super Bowl 2025 against Chiefs in New Orleans .

He was an Eagles’ Splash signing of the high season, one bound to add to their already shocked defense, but instead ends Huff’s first campaign in Philadelphia with 13 tackles and 2.5 sacks across 14 games and six starts.

Last year, Huff, a non-drawn free agent in 2020, broke out under the then Jet’s head coach Robert Saleh and the then defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich with 10.0 sacks and placed himself for a major payday.

Bryce Huff tries to hurry past Tire Phillips during the Eagles’ match against Giants on January 5th. Getty Images
Bryce Huff responds after Eagles’ fight against the commanders on November 14. Getty Images

Huff told Postens Ryan Dunleavy earlier this week that “I haven’t changed a bit” despite Stark-Drop-off in number.

“It’s not like I have to become the dominant player again,” Huff told Dunleavy. “I’m him right now. I’m still him. “

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But on the biggest phase of the NFL season, Huff did not even have a chance to log snaps, and join Eli Ricks, Lewis Cine, Darian Kinnard, Trevor Keegan and Ainia’s Smith as inactives for their showdown against Chiefs.

He collected a defensive snap under the Eagles’ Wild-Card round victory over Packers, did not play the following week against Rams and appeared on the field for 12 snaps in the NFC Championship Game victory against commanders-but did not register any statistics.

Bryce Huff tries to tackle CJ Stroud during Jets’ match against the Texans on December 10, 2023. Bill Kostroun to New Post

“It was almost unreal how it has been the one thing after another,” Huff told Dunleavy. “I want to continue to grind because that’s what I can control. Hopefully I find a way to get more playing time somehow next year. “

So the gradual development that turned into a breakthrough hit a roadblock in 2024.

And with Nolan Smith lost Linebacker Huff his starting job for this season, just 24 years old, it’s unclear what Huff’s route to increased playing time next year will be with Eagles and Defensive Coordinator Vic Fangio.

Sunday, and his absence in the Super Bowl, was just the latest – and most shiny – reminder yet.