The 2020 second-round pick clearly respects and is familiar with the Patriots players that came before him and created a six-time Super Bowl championship dynasty in New England.
Uche switched from No. 53 to 55 this offseason when Kyle Van Noy returned to the Patriots after one year away with the Miami Dolphins. Van Noy reclaimed No. 53, and Uche received No. 55 after John Simon wasn’t retained as a free agent.
“I’m loving it. Just the legacy that comes behind it,” Uche said Tuesday on a video conference call. “Everything that comes with the No.