SANTA CLARA — Pass rusher Bryce Huff racked up a career-high 10 sacks playing under Robert Saleh on the 2023 New York Jets, and it appears the 49ers are reviving that connection to bolster their revamped defensive front.

The 49ers are expected to trade for Huff from the defending Super Bowl-champion Philadelphia Eagles, in exchange for a mid-round draft pick, ESPN’s Adam Schefter first reported Friday.

That deal isn’t expected to become official until next week, once salary-cap ramifications are eased with a post-June 1 designation. The 49ers have not yet announced that a trade is pending.

Huff would add veteran spice to a pass-rush rotation including Nick Bosa, the 2023 NFL Defensive Player of the Year, and Mykel Williams, the 49ers’ first-round draft pick this year. Sam Okuayinonu lined up with Bosa on the first-string unit in Thursday’s organized team activities, which fellow defensive lineman Yetur Gross-Matos was excused from for the birth of his child.

Huff had just 2 1/2 sacks and four quarterback hits in 285 defensive snaps and 12 games last season with the Eagles. He signed a three-year, $51 million deal with them last year as a free agent, and that contract has been reworked so the 49ers’ would only owe him $7.95 million this season while the Eagles take on $9.05 million of his $17 million in guarantees, per Schefter.

Huff, 27, missed five games (Weeks 12-16) because of a wrist injury. He played 12 snaps in the Eagles’ NFC Championship Game win but was inactive in the Super Bowl. He has not been present in their offseason program, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.

With Saleh in his third year as the Jets’ coach, Huff flourished in what was his fourth season with the team, and going to the 49ers would reunite him with Saleh, who’s making an encore as their defensive coordinator after holding that role 2017-20.

The 49ers-Jets pipeline has brought others to Santa Clara this offseason: special teams coordinator Brant Boyer, linebacker Chazz Surratt, punter Thomas Morstead and kicker Greg Joseph.

Defensive ends Leonard Floyd, Drake Jackson and Alex Barrett were waived earlier this offseason amid a 49ers’ roster purge that saw them also ditch starting defensive tackles Javon Hargrave and Maliek Collins. Defensive end Robert Beal Jr. was limited to individual conditioning Thursday.

49ers buy majority stake of Glasgow soccer club

Scottish soccer club Rangers confirmed a U.S.-based consortium that includes an investment arm of the 49ers has purchased a majority ownership stake.

Rangers said health insurance entrepreneur Andrew Cavenagh and 49ers Enterprises led the consortium of investors that was reported to have bought a 51% stake. The purchase price was not disclosed.

The club said the group has committed to invest 20 million pounds ($27 million) right away, subject to shareholder approval in June.

In July 2023, 49ers Enterprises completed the takeover of Leeds, which will play in the Premier League next season after winning the second-tier title.

Paraag Marathe, who will be the board’s vice chairman, is the president of 49ers Enterprises — a sports investment entity also led by 49ers chief executive Jed York.

Marathe is also chairman of Leeds.

“At 49ers Enterprises, we have built a track record of sporting and business success, but our driving motivation is our deep connection to the clubs and communities we serve,” Marathe said in a statement announcing the deal. “We are excited to join Andrew and our other consortium of investors in a new era for this iconic club, and we are determined to build something that supporters can be proud of for years to come.”

In Glasgow, takeover talks had been ongoing for months as Rangers finished a distant second to fierce rival Celtic in the Scottish Premiership this season. Celtic has won the league title for four straight years.

Cavenagh, co-founder of Philadelphia-based Pareto Health, will serve as Rangers board chairman.

— The Associated Press