Did they go back on their word?

If Haason Reddick and his camp told the Jets they would be okay playing this year for $14.25 million he is owned under his current contract, but then after the trade, demanded more, and then held out of the spring, that is kind of outrageous, don’t you think?

There is a report (from Rich Cimini) claiming that is what happened.

Can’t verify that, but if it’s accurate, wow., talk about dirty pool.

And if it’s true, don’t you need to consider trading him now?

That would be a significant breach of trust if it did indeed occur.

The Jets acquired a player with one year left on his contract, and if they wanted him to play on that number, that deal, and now he won’t, what are you going to do?

You can force him to play to make the $14.25 million, but what will his mindset be?

Now some would argue that he would want to “ball out” since he’s angling for his next contract, so he would need to have a great year.

Is $14.25 million bad money for the player?

Yes, you could argue that a player who’s had double-digit sacks the last four seasons, one in Arizona, one in Carolina and two in Philly, deserves more than that, but perhaps his struggles against the run at just 6-1, 240, and not liking to play in coverage, which led to Vic Fangio suggesting Howie Roseman trade him (according to a report from Dan Sileo), that makes you think maybe it’s not a bad number.

Some might wonder why a player who can rush the passer like this is on his fourth team in five years. Is that a red flag?

Usually teams hold on to pass rushers of this magnitude with white knuckles.

Perhaps Reddick deserves a raise, but why reward him after blowing off the entire off-season program, including the mandatory minicamp, after supposedly telling them he would attend?

And this situation is a bad optic for sides, so maybe that is why CAA didn’t leak anything to any of the insiders, some who are represented by CAA as well, about what was going on with Reddick this off-season.

Usually the information flows better than this from CAA clients to CAA clients, but not in this case.

Like I’ve said before, in all my years covering the league, I’ve never covered a team acquiring another team’s contract dispute.

But now it sounds like Reddick’s camp might have misled the Jets about honoring his current contract before the Jets made the deal.

So if the team now turns around and rewards him, what kind of precedent would that set?

Some GMs or owners wouldn’t want a guy who would do this around, if they pulled a bait-and-switch like this.

But teams are so desperate for pass rushers, they will likely forgive him, and perhaps tweak his contract this year, and pay him a little more.

However, what kind of trust will there be between the organization and the player after this fiasco?

June 17, 2023

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