The Kansas City Chiefs have acquired pass rusher Joshua Uche in a trade with the New England Patriots, coach Andy Reid confirmed Monday.

The Patriots acquired a sixth-round pick in the 2026 trade, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler.

Uche was a healthy lead for the Patriots’ 25-22 win over the New York Jets amid trade interest for the fifth-year outside linebacker.

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

Uche re-signed with the Patriots as a free agent before the season on a one-year contract worth $3 million. After this season, he will be an unrestricted free agent.

It is the second impact trade for the Chiefs (7-0), who acquired wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins in a deal with the Tennessee Titans last week.

On Sunday, the Chiefs defeated the Las Vegas Raiders 27-20, getting five sacks from five different players.

Uche joins a strong defense that ranks second in the NFL.

“That will also be a nice addition for the future,” Reid said.

The Chiefs currently have George Karlaftis, Mike Danna and Felix Anudike-Uzomah as their top defensive targets. They also expect Charles Omenihu back later in the regular season. Last year he tore his ACL during the AFC championship game.

The Patriots selected Uche in the second round of the 2020 draft out of the University of Michigan.

ESPN’s Adam Teicher and Mike Reiss contributed to this report.