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San Francisco 49ers defensive end Bryce Huff announced Thursday that he will retire from the league after six seasons. Huff is 27 years old.
The 49ers acquired Huff in a trade from the Philadelphia Eagles last offseason. He was a key part of San Francisco’s defense in 2025, finishing tied for first in sacks with four. However, he failed to record a sack in his final 10 games of the regular season and playoffs.
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Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Bryce Huff (0) against the Cleveland Browns at Lincoln Financial Field on October 13, 2024. (Eric Hartline/Image Images)
“I’m retiring from football. I started playing football when I was four years old,” he said in a video posted on his Instagram. “When I was a kid, I wasn’t the biggest or the strongest, and I didn’t have any friends. The only thing I really had was the game, football kept me grounded.”
Huff joined the New York Jets in 2020 as an undrafted free agent out of Memphis. He played four seasons with the team, recording 65 tackles and 17.5 sacks.
He signed with the Eagles in 2024, played 12 games for them and was part of the Super Bowl-winning team.
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San Francisco 49ers defensive end Bryce Huff (47) leaves the field after the game against the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium on December 22, 2025. (Trevor Ruszkowski/Image Images)
“I entered the NFL with resentment and that’s why I signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent,” Huff continued. “Thanks to Coach Gregg Williams and Blake Williams, I earned a roster spot my freshman year. I spent countless hours learning everything I could about the game. When Coach Saleh arrived my sophomore year, he and his staff helped me become the best version of myself. My four years in New York will always mean a lot to me. That locker room built me. During that time, I earned a contract that made me the highest-paid undrafted QB in NFL history. I spent one year in Philadelphia, where we won a Super Bowl.
“I really evaluated what mattered in my life. That led me to San Francisco, where I was able to re-establish a system I understood with a group of guys I respected. We battled injuries, we fought to make the playoffs and we gave everything we had. Through all of that, I realized something. Soccer has been my entire life. I played since I was four years old. But at 27 years old, I know I’m capable of giving the world more than just soccer. The game taught me perseverance, it taught me “It taught me discipline. It taught me how to lead and how to find a way to do it, where things seem impossible.”
San Francisco 49ers defensive end Bryce Huff walks on the field during the first half of an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons on Oct. 19, 2025, in Santa Clara, California. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez, File)
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Huff said he is focusing on his lithium battery business, which aims to suppress the risk of fire.
