Despite the appearance of progress made between Haason Reddick and the Jets after changing his agency this week, this saga will not produce a momentous win for the holdout pass rusher. The Jets are still holding their ground.
Reddick has continued to angle for a multiyear deal, but NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport indicates the Jets have not come around to that proposition. No agreement that runs beyond 2024 is coming, though it does appear the sides are willing to talk terms that ends this year’s longest-running holdout. Reddick’s new agent, Drew Rosenhaus is onsite and has talked with Jets GM Joe Douglas today.
More than six months have passed since Reddick was traded for a conditional third-round pick. The star edge rusher’s ongoing holdout has lasted longer than most expected, with the sides quickly drifting out of touch. This has proven a costly holdout for Reddick, while the Jets have not looked good during this standoff either. New York has since changed coaches, ending Robert Saleh‘s three-plus-season tenure without Reddick factoring into his defensive puzzle.
Reddick, 30, believed the Jets communicated to him a willingness to negotiate a multiyear extension this offseason. The Jets, however, were always aiming to have the trade pickup begin his tenure on his Eagles-constructed contract. This led to an impasse that produced little progress during Saleh’s final months at the helm.
Declining multiple one-year offers from the Jets — including one that would allow him to recoup the money lost by his lengthy holdout — Reddick was since dropped by his previous agency. His focus remains on a multiyear deal worth more than $20MM per year, according to Rapoport, but the Jets have refused to engage in talks regarding a long-term extension.
Rosenhaus emphasized that his priority was reaching an agreement with the Jets, not facilitating a trade as Reddick requested back in August, according to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo. That will require Rosenhaus to convince Reddick to accept a one-year deal with New York to build toward a bigger payday next year.
After missing out on more than $2MM in fines from skipping training camp, Reddick has lost more than $5MM in game checks from the holdout extending past Week 6. While Reddick has effectively proven he is an intense negotiator, the Jets have also seen 2023 first-round pick Will McDonald start strong. McDonald, who was set to back up Reddick this season, entered Monday with six sacks.
In order for Reddick to create a reasonable 2025 market, it stands to reason he will need to show quality form this season. That will, of course, require a resolution. As it appears the former Cardinals, Panthers and Eagles edge defender is ready to work with the Jets again — though, teams look to be standing by on the trade front — it will be interesting to see if a resolution comes that brings him back into the fold before Week 7.
It turns out skipping the whole offseason, preseason, and six teams while a team struggles, loses key pieces of the defense, and fires their coach isn’t the best way to make a more serious commitment seem like a good idea. Who knew?
Its not great when you trade a third round pick and this happens.
It might be better caving in to a player you no longer want.
Im not sure there is a clear path to victory for either party here.
Reddick will play eventually, but he won’t be all in for a terrible Jets team.
I think he is hurting his perceived value.
Just bad for everyone.
Conditional 3rd round pick. At this rate it will be worse than a third rounder
My bad. 3rd is the worst it can be.
What does their minority owner/QB/HC/GM/OC have to say about the deal? Better get Aaron to sign off on any deal these days for the Jets.
His new agents should leak that the Niners are interested in him. That would get a deal done instantly.