The Patriots traded pass rusher Josh Uche to the Chiefs today for a 2026 sixth-round pick, and former Patriots coach Bill Belichick doesn’t think the move does anything to help New England.

Belichick, who drafted Uche in 2020 and coached him for four years, said on the Pat McAfee Show that the Patriots likely would have gotten a compensatory sixth-round pick for Uche in 2026 anyway if he had left in free agency, so he left Going for him now isn’t worth it.

“Uche expires this year and his contract is transfer-free. “If they don’t sign him, they’ll get a pick, which will probably be a sixth anyway,” Belichick said. “Look, Josh Uche is a very good rusher. He hasn’t had a chance to rush much for the Patriots this year as they are way behind. The situation has not been good. But he had a big year two years ago. Now he had (Matthew) Judon on the other side of him, so they were two good pass rushers. But he’ll get plenty of opportunities to rush in Kansas City. I think he will really help them. He has surprising power for his size. He has excellent speed and good take-off. And he has some flexibility in coverage. So I think it’s a good addition for a team that needs another pass rusher, which everyone does. Josh can do that. He will definitely help them.”

Belichick thinks if the Patriots had played their cards better, they could have gotten a better return.

“The Patriots probably should have gotten more for him,” Belichick said.

Belichick, who last week criticized Patriots coach Jerod Mayo for calling his team soft, has not held back this year in his comments about the Patriots and his criticism of the way his old team is now doing business.