FOXBOROUGH — Josh Uche is setting himself up for an impressive pay raise next summer.
The fourth-year linebacker and 2020 second-round draft pick put it all together on the field in 2022, emerging as a feared pass rusher alongside Matthew Judon.
After racking up four sacks over his first two NFL campaigns, Uche recorded 11.5 sacks last year to go along with 14 quarterback hits. He gained momentum as the year went on, totaling all of his sacks over his final 10 games of the season.
Uche, set to enter the final year of his rookie contract in New England in 2023, can lock in a hefty new deal if he continues to torment opposing quarterbacks this fall.