Haason Reddick is still missing two weeks into training camp for the New York Jets. The star edge rusher’s holdout hit 14 days on Monday as he seeks a new contract after being traded from Philadelphia during the offseason.
“I still have nothing,” coach Robert Saleh said when asked for an update on Reddick’s situation.
Reddick, 29, was placed on the reserve/did not report list on July 25, the Jets’ second day of camp practice, with hopes that the contract issue would be resolved soon. Instead, it has continued and become a daily topic for New York.
“I’m not surprised by anything in the league anymore,” Saleh said.
Reddick has been absent all offseason since being acquired by the Jets. He is set to earn $14.25 million in base salary for the last year of his contract.
Before the off-season, Reddick was seeking a new contract and was allowed by the Eagles to look for a trade. None of Reddick’s salary for this season is guaranteed.
He missed out on a $250,000 workout bonus for not attending the Jets’ offseason workouts. By missing the first two weeks of camp, Reddick is also facing $700,000 or more in mandatory fines.
“I guess it doesn’t matter what I thought at the time,” Saleh said when asked if he could have imagined Reddick holding out this long when the trade was made. “The reality is he’s not here.”
Reddick, a first-round pick by Arizona in 2017, has had double-digit sacks in four consecutive seasons, including 27 in the last two years with the Eagles. He was expected to strengthen the Jets’ pass rush while replacing Bryce Huff and John Franklin-Myers on the defensive line.
With Reddick absent, Micheal Clemons and Will McDonald are getting more practice at defensive end alongside Jermaine Johnson during training camp.
“There are a bunch of guys who are working their tails off,” Saleh said. “Will McDonald is getting a lot of reps that he otherwise wouldn’t have got. And for it, he’s been improving every day.”
