By EJ SMITH The Philadelphia Inquirer
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PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles finalized a trade Monday to send Bryce Huff to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for a 2026 mid-round pick.

The framework of the deal was mostly agreed to last Friday, but both teams waited to make it official until after June 1 to allow the Eagles to spread the edge rusher’s remaining cap hit over two seasons. The specific draft compensation the Eagles are receiving was unclear in the team’s announcement and could potentially depend on Huff’s playing time or production with the Niners next season if it’s a conditional pick.

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The Eagles off-loaded Huff just one year after signing the 27-year-old to a three-year contract worth $51.1 million. The former New York Jets designated pass rusher was expected to take on a prominent role in a rebuilt edge-rusher rotation in his first and only season with the team, but quickly fell out of favor with the coaching staff both on early downs and obvious passing situations.

Even after Huff recovered from a midseason wrist injury and returned to the lineup, he was a healthy scratch for Super Bowl LIX and finished the season with just 2 1/2 sacks, 13 total tackles and 285 defensive snaps.

A few days before the Super Bowl, Huff conceded that he struggled to handle the scrutiny surrounding his play that originated in training camp when Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio acknowledged he had yet to prove he was an every-down player.

The move will reunite Huff with former Jets head coach and 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh. The former undrafted free agent out of Memphis had a career-high 10 sacks in 2023 under Saleh.