It looks like Haason Reddick has finally put an end to his resistance. According to multiple reports, the dynamic edge rusher and the New York Jets have agreed to terms on a reworked “short-term” contract. No details about that deal have been released.
Reddick will report Monday and he and his agents will continue working toward a multi-year deal with the Jets.
“We will continue to work toward a long-term extension with the Jets,” Reddick’s new agent, Drew Rosenhaus, told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Reddick, 30, will be in his eighth NFL season once he finally appears in a game with the Jets. Drafted in the first round by the Arizona Cardinals in 2017, Reddick’s real breakthrough came with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2022. He played in every game and finished the season with 16 sacks, 49 combined tackles, 11 tackles for loss and 26, the most of his career. The quarterback hits. He was named to the Pro Bowl, named a second-team All-Pro by the AP and placed fourth in defensive player of the year voting.
Reddick had been making noise about wanting a restructured contract before the Eagles traded him in March, and that didn’t end when the trade fell through. The smell of trouble began to emerge from this transaction just a few months later, when Reddick failed to show up for OTAs in May and failed to report to mandatory minicamp in June. When training camp began the following month, Reddick was nowhere to be found.
And that’s more or less how it has been until recently. Reddick’s agency, CAA, fired him on October 10, leaving him without representation. He hired Rosenhaus a few days later with the intention of working out a deal to return to the Jets.
And returning is what he will do on Monday. That’s easier said than done since Reddick has spent almost all of his time with the Jets hoping for a better contract, but the Jets need help on the field. If Reddick can really help them, it will be like this never happened.
