The New York Jets are gearing up for a Week 2 clash with the Tennessee Titans, one that’s likely to be without Haason Reddick.
In April, the Jets acquired Reddick in a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for a conditional third-round pick in 2026. Since then, he has refused to report over failed contract negotiations with the team.
There is no end in sight with this saga, and now NFL executives have reportedly started to weigh in.
According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, execs around the league believe the Jets are going to have to trade Reddick at some point.
After the Jets and Reddick failed to come close to an agreement, he requested a trade in August. Soon after that report, New York general manager Joe Douglas released a statement essentially denying the request.
A separate report indicated that the 29-year-old is having to pay near $800,000, per missed game during his hold out.
And here we are.
The latest update from ESPN can be found below:
The Haason Reddick saga rolls on with no end in sight. Both sides appear dug in as the Jets wait for the defensive end to report to work. He remains on the reserve/did not report list and just forfeited a $791,666 game check on top of the more than $5 million in NFL-mandated fines he accumulated leading up to Week 1. Even those close to Reddick aren’t exactly sure when he might reverse course and clock in at One Jets Drive. The bad blood has boiled over, and now teams around the league are curious as to what the Jets will do if he doesn’t show. Their options appear clear: keep him on the reserve list until he reports or attempt to trade him closer to the trade deadline.
The latter is looking more likely, according to multiple league execs. “Not sure they have a choice,” an NFC executive said. “They wouldn’t get similar value back [a third-rounder], but it would be hard [for the Jets] to pay him at this point, and he clearly doesn’t want to be there. Both sides badly mismanaged the situation.” And the dispute has reinforced a harsh reality in trading for star players in contract years. “Teams will be nervous to make a trade for such a player if they don’t want to pay him,” a separate NFC exec said. “That was my first thought when Atlanta traded for [Matthew Judon], but it looks like he’s comfortable playing it out, so I guess it’s different. But if you make that move, you have to be prepared to do a deal in most cases.”
