On April 1, 2024, the Philadelphia Eagles traded edge-rusher Haason Reddick to the New York Jets for a conditional third-round pick.
The player has not practiced with his new team, skipping all the spring and summer practices in a contract dispute, and now has demanded a trade.
He has a year left on his current contract but wants a new deal.
Some will say Reddick has the leverage on the Jets because the team didn’t re-sign end Bryce Huff, traded end John Franklin-Myers to Denver, and Michael Clemons is perhaps a better fit at DT, so they are a little thin at the position.
However, does he have the leverage?
First, he’s under contract and has amassed fines of over $1 million due to missing the mandatory minicamp and over two weeks of training camp.
Aside from the fines, there is another reason why his leverage is limited, if it exists at all:
Let’s say the Jets force him to play under his current deal for $14.25 million this year. People think he’ll be pissed and it could impact his play.
He can’t allow that to happen. He’s in a contract year, and if he wants to get a big payday as a free agent next off-season, he needs to have a great year. He needs to go out and get double-digit sacks.
So even if he doesn’t get what he wants contractually from the Jets, it would be foolish of him to let that impact how he plays this season, because it will hurt his wallet next off-season as a free agent.
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