Philadelphia Eagles general manager Howie Roseman knows how to clean up the team's salary cap, even if it's just a little bit at a time. 
The Eagles signed pass rusher Josh Uche to a one-year, $1.92 million deal this week, but the real kicker is that Roseman added four void years to the contract in order to save the cap hit this year, according to NFL Network's Mike Garafolo.
"Josh Uche’s deal with the #Eagles: One year, $1.92 million with $1.25 million guaranteed ($750k signing bonus and another $500k of his base salary)," Garafolo wrote on X. "Has another $500k in sack incentives. Four void years added to limit the cap hit this year."
In NFL contracts, "void years" are extra years added to a player's contract that are not intended for the player to actually play or get paid, but rather used to spread out the salary cap hits, particularly signing bonuses.
Uche, 26, was originally a second-round pick out of Michigan by the New England Patriots in the 2020 NFL draft (60th overall).
His breakout year with the Pats came two years later when he racked up 11.5 sacks through 15 regular-season games.
Uche failed to reach that kind of production again following that 2020 season and was ultimately traded to the Chiefs in October of 2024. He played a total of just 37 defensive snaps in five games with the Chiefs last fall and finished the year with two sacks to his name, which both came from New England.
Through 64 career games in five seasons, Uche has racked up 20.5 sacks and 34 quarterback hits.
Uche now comes to Philly after the Birds lost Josh Sweat to free agency and potentially Brandon Graham to retirement.
