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The New York Jets have had some much drama this season they’ve basically become a television show, and the latest episode features pass rusher Haason Reddick.
After being traded from the Philadelphia Eagles to the New York Jets on April 1, Haason Reddick held out the entirety of the summer and for the first 7 weeks of the 2024 season, costing him nearly $10 million in salaries and fines.
Reddick’s holdout was ill-advised that his agency dropped him. He quickly signed with power agent Drew Rosenhaus, who got a deal over the line for his client this week, opening up the door for him to return to practice.
Long-time ESPN Jets beat reporter Rich Cimini isn’t a fan of allowing Reddick to return to the team, however, as he believes he’s only looking out for himself and that it sends a bad message to the rest of the team, which is already struggling with a toxic culture.
“[Jeff] Ulbrich was just raving about Reddick and how he is fired up – this is a joke. I mean, he is not here for the team. He is here for himself, he is here to get a few sacks, to improve his reputation, and go into free agency in the offseason and cash in. He doesn’t give a damn about the Jets, the uniform, about the logo; he is not emotionally invested in this team,” Cimini said on the Flight Deck podcast.
“It’s Reddick incorporated. He is a personal contractor. It’s not about the team; it’s about him! If I were Ulbrich, I wouldn’t play him. I mean, the guy skipped the entire offseason because he wanted more money. Now he shows up, you know, seven [to] eight weeks in just so he can get his season credited and become a free agent. The Jets don’t need another guy like that.”
Cimini went as far as saying that Reddick isn’t going to play for the team but will only play for himself by abandoning the run and only playing for sacks.
“He is not going to play the run. He is just going to go all out to get sacks so he can pad his stats and cash in free agency. This really bothers me, as you can tell, I just think it is a bad situation and they’re just enabling him. They talk about accountability? I mean, come on. I just think it sends a bad message. It really does.”
Reddick is set to make his debut as a member of the New York Jets when they travel up to New England this weekend to take on the New England Patriots as the team seeks to improve its record to 3-5 and get its season back on track.