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Jets Acquire Davante Adams From Raiders

October 15th, 2024 at 10:01pm CST by Adam La Rose

Davante Adams is indeed set to be traded, and he is headed to his preferred destination. The Jets are finalizing a deal to acquire Adams from the Raiders, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

The swap will see Vegas receive a conditional 2025 third-round pick from New York, Rapoport’s colleague Tom Pelissero adds. That pick can become a second-rounder based on Adams’ performance with his new team. Crucially. Pelissero also notes the Jets will take on the remainder of Adams’ 2024 salary. Depending on how he fares with his new team, then, the Raiders could wind up meeting their goal of landing a second-rounder in addition to not retaining any of his salary to facilitate a trade.

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Providing specifics on the conditional pick, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports the selection will upgrade to a second-rounder if either of two circumstances are met. Adams must earn a first- or second-team All-Pro selection, or he must be on the Jets’ active roster for the AFC title game or Super Bowl. Those thresholds certainly make it likely the pick will wind up as a third-rounder, something SI’s Albert Breer recently speculated represented a cost the Raiders would ultimately be willing to accept.

Once it became known the Raiders were gauging the market on an Adams trade (something the 31-year-old preferred to staying put), the Jets emerged as the likeliest destination. After Adams openly remarked about the potential of reuniting with Aaron Rodgers – something the four-time MVP reciprocated – it came as no surprise to learn the Jets were his top target. Now, the two will in fact resume playing with each other after their successful eight-year run in Green Bay.

A number suitors were in the mix with respect to showing interest, but Vegas remained insistent on landing a second-round pick in any Adams deal. Many contenders saw that price as being too steep, and the Jets and Saints held an advantage in terms of providing Adams with a familiar quarterback (Rodgers or Derek Carr, in the case of New Orleans). Recently, those two teams appeared to be the strongest suitors with the Jets in particular acting aggressively to get a deal done. The team sits at 2-4 with a new head coach and offensive play-caller in place, but Adams could spark a midseason turnaround.

The Jets entered Tuesday with just over $17MM in cap space, a larger figure than many of the other teams interested in acquiring the three-time All-Pro. Since Vegas will not retain any salary, New York will be on the hook for $11.59MM this season (the prorated remainder of Adams’ 2024 salary). Two more years remain on his pact, but no guarantees are in place. Working out a new agreement will be key in this situation, and having Adams as more than a short-term rental would help justify the trade cost to add him. Adams has reportedly expressed concern about Rodgers’ post-2024 future with the Jets, however.

Nevertheless, an organization which just fired head coach Robert Saleh and demoted offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett is now making another aggressive move aimed at success this season. The 2024 Jets are the first team led by Rodgers to have a losing record through six weeks. A postseason berth remains the goal, though, and Adams could aid an offense which sits 22nd in scoring. Of course, this move also marks the latest the Jets have undertaken which involves bringing in familiar faces to Rodgers on the field and the sidelines while trying to maximize the remainder of his career.

Adams will now join Garrett Wilson and Allen Lazard at the receiver spot with New York. Speculation has increased in the wake of today’s deal that Mike Williams – signed to a one-year deal in free agency – could now be on the move to avoid a logjam at the top of the depth chart and move some money out to compensate for Adams’ arrival. In any case, expectations will increase for better efficiency through the air moving forward.

For the 2-4 Raiders, this move brings an end to a situation between Adams and head coach Antonio Pierce which was marked by a recent increase in tension. As veteran insider Josina Anderson notes, Pierce feels this move is best for all involved. Vegas – a team which is now increasingly short on playmakers and turned to Aidan O’Connell at quarterback for Week 6 – will take on $13.67MM in dead money this year and $15.7MM in 2025 (h/t Spotrac).

With five 1,100-yard campaigns to his name (including both of his full Raiders seasons), Adams will be expected to provide a major boost to the Jets’ offense upon reuniting with Rodgers. If that proves to be the case, the team – which may soon offload edge rusher Haason Reddick and end his holdout in the process – could become a contender for at least an AFC postseason spot. Ending the Jets’ 13-year playoff drought would mark a key success for the team, and it would no doubt quell doubts about general manager Joe Douglas’ job security.

A hamstring injury has kept Adams out of action for the past three weeks, but multiple reports note he is currently at the Jets’ facility undergoing a physical. Once that takes place, this trade can be made official and bring a notable but expected end to the Adams situation. How it affects other receiver deals ahead of the deadline will be interesting to monitor.

Jets Place S Chuck Clark On IR

October 15th, 2024 at 9:47pm CST by Ely Allen

Jets safety Chuck Clark‘s troubles staying on the field since leaving Baltimore have continued into this year. The former Ravens strong safety only missed two games over the first six years of his career in Baltimore, but since being traded to New York, he is on track to have missed at least 21 games. He missed all 17 games of the 2023 NFL season with a torn ACL, and now, Clark is set to miss at least four more after being placed on injured reserve today, per Jets team reporter Ethan Greenberg.

Clark missed the entirety of his only season under contract with New York, but the Jets elected to keep him around, re-signing he and fellow free agent Ashtyn Davis while watching Jordan Whitehead walk in free agency. The Jets held an offseason competition for the starting two jobs between Clark, Davis, and Tony Adams after Adams and Whitehead started most of last year. Clark ended up beating out Davis to start the first six games of the season alongside Adams, with Davis getting playing time here and there off the bench.

Ian Rapoport of NFL Network pinpointed the sidelining injury as a high-ankle sprain suffered in last night’s loss to the Bills. A minimal four-game absence would see Clark returning to the field on November 17 for a Sunday night matchup against the Colts. If Clark isn’t quite ready to return at that point in the season, an additional two weeks would be available for recovery as the Jets’ bye week falls right after the Week 11 contest versus Indianapolis.

With Clark sidelined, the Jets are fortunate to have the safety depth from their position competition this offseason. Davis will be the obvious choice to step in as the new starter in Clark’s absence. The team also rosters veteran Jalen Mills, who has several seasons of starting experience from his time with the Eagles and Patriots.

Jets Grant Haason Reddick Permission To Seek Trade

October 15th, 2024 at 1:07pm CST by Adam La Rose

1:07pm: Woody Johnson confirmed Reddick has permission to find a trade partner, but the longtime Jets owner said (via the Washington Post’s Mark Maske) he hopes Rosenhaus can convince the talented edge rusher to reconcile with the Jets. Upon firing Robert Saleh, Johnson had pushed for the trade acquisition-turned-holdout to join the team. Though, today’s events look to make that prospect a bit harder to envision.

8:07am: A change in representation has yielded yet another turn of events in the case of Jets edge rusher Haason Reddick. The team has allowed new agent Drew Rosenhaus permission to find a trade partner, as first reported by The Athletic’s Dianna Russini.

CAA dropped Reddick as a client last week, but he quickly managed to find new agents in the form of Rosenhaus and Ryan Matha. Rosenhaus spoke with the Jets during last night’s game as all parties sought to find a resolution which would end the two-time Pro Bowler’s holdout. Russni reports a small window of time has now been granted by the team for a trade partner to be found, however. Rosenhaus has begun reaching out to potential suitors to gauge Reddick’s market.

Aside from an introductory press conference in April, the 30-year-old has remained absent from the Jets since he was acquired via trade. The Jets made an initial offer on a new deal around the time of the trade, but throughout the rest of the offseason they remained insistent that talks on an extension or a revised deal would only take place once Reddick reported to the team. That has still not taken place, with the former Cardinal, Panther and Eagle accumulating millions in financial penalties. A new offer was made shortly after the regular season started, but Reddick rejected it as well.

One year remains on the former first-rounder’s current deal, which calls for a non-guaranteed base salary of $14.25MM. Reddick’s earning potential is much lower than that considering the penalties he racked up during the summer along with the game checks he continues to miss out on. To little surprise, Jets general manager Joe Douglas and Co. are not prepared to authorize a long-term agreement in this case. Given today’s update, though, it very much remains to be seen if any kind of resolution can be reached which sees Reddick play at all for the Jets.

In August, a lack of progress on negotiations with the Jets prompted Reddick to request a trade. Douglas immediately shot down consideration of moving him shortly after his acquisition, though. Since permission has in fact now been granted on the trade front, it is safe to assume talks with Rosenhaus did not yield much in the way of traction last night. A swap would mark an interesting end to this saga, but it would obviously be an unwanted conclusion from New York’s perspective.

Once the Eagles made it known they would not make a new contractual commitment to Reddick, they worked out the trade with the Jets. That deal yielded a conditional 2026 third-round pick, but another selection (a 2026 second-rounder) could also be in play. The latter pick has conditions based on where Reddick winds up if he does indeed get dealt to a new team. By rule, Philadelphia cannot re-acquire him.

Three weeks remain until the trade deadline, and any number of teams could show interest in adding Reddick (at a fraction of the cost the Jets paid to get him, no doubt). The Lions lost Aidan Hutchinson for the season on Sunday, thinning their edge rush after Marcus Davenport also suffered a season-ending injury. It will be interesting to see if Detroit inquires about a deal. To accrue a year of service team – and thus remain on course for free agency this spring – Reddick must report to the Jets (or his next team) by Week 13.

Jets Shopping WR Mike Williams

October 15th, 2024 at 12:14pm CST by Sam Robinson

A crunch-time Mike Williams slip played a key role in the Jets losing to the Bills on Monday night, perhaps pushing the Davante Adams trade across the goal line. With Adams en route to New York, the team is looking to find a trade partner for Williams.

Some around the league are wondering if the Jets will gauge Williams’ trade value, according to veteran insider Josina Anderson, and Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio adds that is indeed happening. The Jets are attempting to trade the recent free agency pickup, who is tied to a one-year deal worth $10MM.

Signing Williams shortly after his Chargers release, the Jets waited for the former top-10 pick to be cleared from his ACL rehab. The team has since used the eighth-year veteran on 53% of its offensive snaps. A fit with Aaron Rodgers has proven elusive, and Allen Lazard — a player who had fallen to healthy-scratch status in 2023 — has largely usurped Williams in Gang Green’s target tree. Williams has just 10 receptions for 145 yards through six games.

Last week brought rumblings of this path forming for the Jets, who are now 2-4 after a game that featured an open Williams slipping on the MetLife Stadium turf as Taron Johnson swooped in for a pivotal interception. With desperation sinking in, the Jets have both acquired Adams for a conditional third-round pick and may well be ready to end the Haason Reddick impasse with a trade as well. Williams is now part of this equation, with Adams — after three missed games due to a hamstring injury — in play to suit up in Week 7.

Postgame, Rodgers said Adams ran the wrong route on the play that ended a potential Jets go-ahead drive. Quarterbacks regularly take blame for wideouts’ mistakes, but a candid Rodgers did not in this particular instance. Rodgers doubled down during his Pat McAfee Show appearance Tuesday, indicating (h/t ESPN.com’s Rich Cimini) Williams “wasn’t in the right spot.” In the coming days, Williams may well be tasked with learning another team’s scheme.

The Panthers and Steelers also scheduled Williams meetings this offseason, but the WR’s Jets visit producing a deal nixed both. It is now worth wondering if Pittsburgh, which has been connected to a receiver trade in the months since, would still be interested.

The Chargers had made the Clemson product part of their route back to cap compliance, cutting Williams first and then trading Keenan Allen to the Bears. The Jets had pursued Allen as well. Months later, two-thirds of their starting WR corps figures to include ex-Packers. Lazard, who caught Rodgers’ latest Hail Mary effort Monday, has 26 receptions for 354 yards and five touchdowns this season. Lazard’s five TD catches lead the league, coming after he scored all of one TD in 2023. The Jets have Lazard tied to a four-year, $44MM deal; they passed on cutting the former UDFA due to his 2024 base salary being guaranteed.

Williams has two 1,000-yard seasons on his resume, the most recent coming in 2021, when Justin Herbert became the AFC’s Pro Bowl starter. Williams totaled 1,146 yards and nine touchdowns that season, being used more as a midrange target compared to a deep weapon. The 6-foot-4 wideout had been tied to a three-year, $60MM Bolts deal entering 2024, but back and knee injuries hampered him during his final years in Los Angeles. A prior history of nagging injuries will also factor into Williams’ trade value.

The 30-year-old receiver will not come close to fetching what Adams did in a deal, and with $6.47 of Williams’ base salary remaining, the Jets may need to take on some of that amount to boost trade compensation. The Jets can aim for a Day 3 pick, and Williams may be the next WR dealt on a market that may or may not include DeAndre Hopkins, Christian Kirk, Diontae Johnson and Amari Cooper. Some significant movement could commence ahead of this year’s deadline (Nov. 5).

Haason Reddick Hires New Agents, To Discuss Contract Resolution With Jets

October 14th, 2024 at 10:02pm CST by Adam La Rose

Haason Reddick was recently let go by CAA, briefly leaving him without representation in the midst of his ongoing Jets holdout. That is no longer the case, however.

The standout rusher has hired Drew Rosenhaus and Ryan Matha, as noted by ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Rosenhaus has already spoken with the Jets about the holdout, and he will attend tonight’s game against the Bills. This development could result in movement at the negotiating table.

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“We look forward to working with the Jets to get this resolved as soon as possible, a statement from Rosenhaus reads. “Haason would like to be a New York Jet for years to come and our goal is to make that happen.”

One offer was made by the Jets around the time of their decision to trade for Reddick, whose attempts to secure an Eagles extension were unsuccessful. That offer was below market value, however, and no further talks took place during the offseason. New York remained insisted Reddick report to the team during spring workouts and later training camp, which the 30-year-old has still yet to do. A summer trade request was quickly shot down by Jets general manager Joe Douglas.

More recently, a new offer was submitted which would have allowed Reddick to recoup the lost money he has accumulated in fines by holding out. Notably, that proposal arrived after the regular season began, potentially giving the two-time Pro Bowler a means of accruing a year of service time and thus keeping him on track for free agency. That offer was rejected and followed by CAA dropping him as a client. It will be interesting to see if the switch in representation yields progress.

The Jets have remained strong on defense this year, but their pass rush suffered a major blow when Jermaine Johnson suffered an Achilles tear. The departure of Bryce Huff in free agency and the draft-day trade of John Franklin-Myers to the Broncos left plenty of playing time available for Reddick once he reported to the team (as was expected several months ag0). The former Cardinal, Panther and Eagle has amassed 50.5 sacks over the past four seasons, and New York envisioned a three-down role for him upon arrival. 2023 first-rounder Will McDonald has impressed while handling an increased workload so far, but adding Reddick to the fold would be signficant for the team’s defense.

By virtue of remaining on the reserve/did not report list, Reddick is currently only accounting for a $750K cap charge at the moment. If/when is activated, that figure will jump considerably since a resolution of some kind will have been made. With new agents in place to negotiate with the front office, progress on that front could be in store.

Jets Not Willing To Discuss Multiyear Haason Reddick Deal

October 14th, 2024 at 8:05pm CST by Nikhil Mehta

Despite the appearance of progress made between Haason Reddick and the Jets after changing his agency this week, this saga will not produce a momentous win for the holdout pass rusher. The Jets are still holding their ground.

Reddick has continued to angle for a multiyear deal, but NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport indicates the Jets have not come around to that proposition. No agreement that runs beyond 2024 is coming, though it does appear the sides are willing to talk terms that ends this year’s longest-running holdout. Reddick’s new agent, Drew Rosenhaus is onsite and has talked with Jets GM Joe Douglas today.

More than six months have passed since Reddick was traded for a conditional third-round pick. The star edge rusher’s ongoing holdout has lasted longer than most expected, with the sides quickly drifting out of touch. This has proven a costly holdout for Reddick, while the Jets have not looked good during this standoff either. New York has since changed coaches, ending Robert Saleh‘s three-plus-season tenure without Reddick factoring into his defensive puzzle.

Reddick, 30, believed the Jets communicated to him a willingness to negotiate a multiyear extension this offseason. The Jets, however, were always aiming to have the trade pickup begin his tenure on his Eagles-constructed contract. This led to an impasse that produced little progress during Saleh’s final months at the helm.

Declining multiple one-year offers from the Jets — including one that would allow him to recoup the money lost by his lengthy holdout — Reddick was since dropped by his previous agency. His focus remains on a multiyear deal worth more than $20MM per year, according to Rapoport, but the Jets have refused to engage in talks regarding a long-term extension.

Rosenhaus emphasized that his priority was reaching an agreement with the Jets, not facilitating a trade as Reddick requested back in August, according to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo. That will require Rosenhaus to convince Reddick to accept a one-year deal with New York to build toward a bigger payday next year.

After missing out on more than $2MM in fines from skipping training camp, Reddick has lost more than $5MM in game checks from the holdout extending past Week 6. While Reddick has effectively proven he is an intense negotiator, the Jets have also seen 2023 first-round pick Will McDonald start strong. McDonald, who was set to back up Reddick this season, entered Monday with six sacks.

In order for Reddick to create a reasonable 2025 market, it stands to reason he will need to show quality form this season. That will, of course, require a resolution. As it appears the former Cardinals, Panthers and Eagles edge defender is ready to work with the Jets again — though, teams look to be standing by on the trade front — it will be interesting to see if a resolution comes that brings him back into the fold before Week 7.

Minor NFL Transactions: 10/14/24

October 14th, 2024 at 6:39pm CST by Nikhil Mehta

Here are the latest transactions from around the NFL:

Arizona Cardinals

Buffalo Bills

Houston Texans

New York Jets

Pittsburgh Steelers

Seattle Seahawks

Jones will get to make his Cardinals debut in Week 7 after serving a five-game suspension for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy. Arizona requested and received a one-week roster exemption so Jones could get acclimated to his new offense before being added to the 53-man roster. He will bring a veteran presence to a young Cardinals receiver room that lost Marvin Harrison Jr. to a concussion on Sunday.

Jets Spoke To Eric Bieniemy, Kliff Kingsbury, Luke Getsy About Staff Position

October 14th, 2024 at 6:03pm CST by Sam Robinson

The Jets are greenlighting another chance for Todd Downing beginning tonight. Fired after two seasons as Titans OC, Downing is the team’s emergency replacement for Nathaniel Hackett. While Hackett remains on staff, both Robert Saleh and Jeff Ulbrich sought to demote him.

Saleh wrestled with this situation for much longer, being given a mulligan after Aaron Rodgers‘ Week 1 injury wrecked the Jets’ 2023 season. A January report indicated Saleh was looking to strip power from Hackett, who did not perform well (albeit with Zach Wilson back in the saddle) in his debut OC season with the Jets. Arthur Smith‘s name came up as reports of this effort emerged. As it turns out, the Jets looked into a few more experienced play-callers before ultimately sticking with Hackett.

Although no official OC search commenced, The Athletic’s Dianna Russini reports the Jets spoke with Eric Bieniemy, Kliff Kingsbury and Luke Getsy about a job that would have brought significant offensive responsibilities without an official title (subscription required). Though, Smith or one of these names signing on would have led to reduced Hackett responsibilities. This arrangement likely would not have gone over well with Rodgers, despite his recent willingness to accept his longtime friend being booted from the play-calling role, and would not have been especially appealing to coaching candidates with options.

Saleh sought an experienced staffer to help out, Russini adds, but did not have an OC title to offer. Rodgers’ presence almost definitely prevented Saleh from firing Hackett outright. Considering his job was on the line as well, Saleh being handcuffed to Hackett could certainly have generated tension between he and his quarterback.

Getsy, who worked with Rodgers (under Hackett) in Green Bay, received multiple interview requests following his Bears ouster. He ended up with the Raiders once Kingsbury’s negotiations broke down. Kingsbury reestablished momentum a year after his Cardinals firing, interviewing for the Bears, Eagles and Raiders’ jobs before maneuvering his way to Washington for the Commanders position. Bieniemy, the Commanders’ 2023 offensive coordinator, is now UCLA’s OC.

Woody Johnson approved the Hackett hire last year, as it became a gateway for the Jets to acquire Rodgers. The two worked together with the Packers from 2019-21, and Rodgers has consistently championed the embattled coordinator. He did so again this offseason. Hackett received criticism regarding his attention to detail last season, which unfolded largely without Rodgers, and the Jets have not improved at the level they expected despite the four-time MVP’s return from Achilles surgery. The Jets exited their London loss to the Vikings 25th in points and 27th in total offense.

Last week’s decision marks Hackett’s third in-season firing or demotion since 2018. As the Jaguars’ Blake Bortles extension skidded off track quickly, the team booted Hackett in November 2018. The Broncos canned Hackett 15 games into his HC stay; at the time, he joined only Urban Meyer as first-year coaches fired before season’s end in the past 40 years. Although Hackett is still on staff, this Jets demotion will restart a career nosedive for the second-generation coach. The Jets employed Paul Hackett as OC from 2001-04; the elder Hackett resigned following the ’04 season, which produced criticism early in the Chad Pennington era.

With Saleh gone and Nathaniel Hackett likely on the way out in New York, the remaining coaches from this Jets regime will attempt to keep their jobs under Ulbrich. Downing, a one-and-done Raiders OC who saw a DUI arrest lead to his Titans dismissal after two seasons, will lead the way in that effort.

Aidan O’Connell Could Impact Possibility Of Davante Adams Trade?

October 13th, 2024 at 10:30pm CST by Rory Parks

In keeping with recent reports suggesting that the trade market for Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams could be cooling, ESPN’s Adam Schefter confirms that Adams may indeed remain with Las Vegas for the rest of the season. That is primarily because the club continues to push for a second-round pick plus additional compensation in an Adams trade, and it also wants the acquiring team to cover the entirety of Adams’ remaining 2024 base salary.

In addition to the Raiders’ demands – to say nothing of how the Jets’ firing of HC Robert Saleh and the multi-week injury to Saints QB Derek Carr might impact trade talks – a more unexpected factor could play a role in keeping Adams in Nevada. Per Schefter, the Raiders’ recent decision to bench quarterback Gardner Minshew in favor of second-year passer Aidan O’Connell could make Adams reconsider his desire to be traded.

Last year, Adams was frustrated when Las Vegas deployed Jimmy Garoppolo under center, and those frustrations dissipated when O’Connell emerged as the QB1 (a move that Adams endorsed and to which he tied his future with the Raiders). Sources tell Schefter that Adams believes O’Connell is one of the best signal-callers he has played with, and he is intrigued by the prospect of catching passes from the Purdue product once again.

That said, both Schefter and Dianna Russini of The Athletic (subscription required) report that the Jets, Saints, Steelers, and Bills continue to discuss a potential deal with the Raiders. Schefter adds that Pittsburgh brass was expected to continue those discussions in person yesterday, as the Steelers are in Las Vegas for their Week 6 game against the Raiders.

Additionally, Tony Pauline of Sportskeeda hears that an Adams trade could happen as early as next week, and that the Jets are the most aggressive suitor at the moment (last week, New Orleans was reportedly making the hardest push to land the soon-to-be 32-year-old). According to Pauline, the Saleh firing and the subsequent demotion of OC Nathaniel Hackett has not made Adams any less open to playing for Gang Green, but Pauline is in agreement with Schefter that O’Connell’s presence could scuttle trade talks.

Mark Davis is fond of Adams, who is said to have the owner’s ear. Pauline says it is certainly possible that, with O’Connell back in the starting lineup, Adams could ask Davis to break off discussions with rival clubs.

Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, however, believes the reports indicating that the Raiders could keep Adams are being driven by the team itself in order to create leverage that it does not presently have. After all, regardless of whether Minshew or O’Donnell is at the helm, it is difficult to envision Las Vegas making a deep playoff run, and as a non-contender with a talented but aging player who is due a non-guaranteed $35.6MM base salary in 2025, the only logical move for the Raiders is to deal the decorated wideout.

Likewise, Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports hears from multiple league sources that Las Vegas is merely bluffing. One source said, “feels a bit like Vegas is trying to put the toothpaste back in the tube to salvage Davante’s market. I think everyone knows their only play is to deal him.”

In Florio’s estimation, the Jets are the only club that truly wants Adams at the moment, and Mike Garafolo of the NFL Network hears that this could be a “Jets or bust” situation (video link). Garafolo adds that if New York should win its game against the Bills tomorrow night – which would move Gang Green into first place in the AFC East – the club may be more inclined to make a bold strike for their long-desired target (even though Jones, contrary to Pauline, says the Saleh firing has indeed made Adams a little more wary of going to the Jets).

Adams will be sidelined for today’s matchup with the Steelers due to a hamstring ailment. It will mark his third straight absence.

Jets’ Haason Reddick Dropped By Agency

October 13th, 2024 at 2:30pm CST by Adam La Rose

OCTOBER 13: A new agreement may soon be reached regarding Reddick finding new representation, per veteran insider Josina Anderson. Nothing is firmly in place at this point, but changes on that front could be followed by some kind of Jets resolution. Then again, Reddick has already turned aside a New York offer during the regular season.

OCTOBER 10: The Haason Reddick saga has taken another notable turn. As his Jets holdout continues, the veteran edge rusher has been dropped by his agency, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports.

Reddick has remained away from the Jets since his introductory news conference in April. No movement is known to have taken place with respect to a contract resolution being reached, although his agents have been in communication with general manager Joe Douglas. That process has not yielded results, and NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo notes a philosophical difference has resulted in CAA’s decision to move on.

A number of veteran players have engaged in holdouts (or at least hold-ins) while seeking a new or upgraded contract during the offseason, something which is done in conjunction with their representatives. As SNY’s Connor Hughes confirms, however, Reddick’s actions have not been on the recommendation of his agents. The 30-year-old has decided on his own to continue holding out through the regular season after skipping OTAs, minicamp and training camp.

Doing so has resulted in major financial penalties. Reddick racked up over $8MM in fines for his offseason absences, and he has missed out on $4.2MM in base salary for the 2024 season. A pending free agent (but only if he accrues a year of service time by reporting relatively soon), the two-time Pro Bowler was dealt from the Eagles to the Jets once it became clear Philadelphia would not commit to a new contract. A Jets offer was turned down, and the team has insisted new negotiations will not take place until Reddick reports. It very much remains to be seen when (if at all) that will take place.

Reddick requested a trade in August, but Douglas immediately made it clear no consideration to such a move would be given. While a deal sending him elsewhere remains possible, the former first-rounder is not expected to be included in any potential Davante Adams trade. Speculation on Reddick’s future will thus remain tied to his willingness to remain absent through the coming weeks.

Jets owner Woody Johnson said Reddick would be welcomed “with open arms” if he were to report, adding, “he’s got to get here first. So, Haason, get in your car, drive down I-95 and come to the New York Jets. We can meet you and give you an escort right in the building and you will fit right in and you’re going to love it here, and you’re going to feel welcome and you’re going to accomplish great things with us” (h/t ESPN’s Rich Cimini).

The Jets paid a conditional 2026 third-round pick – which could become a second-round selection – to acquire Reddick. As NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport notes, a trade back to the Eagles at this time is not permissible under league rules. Other suitors could eventually be in play, though, in which case the other selection involved in this situation (a 2026 second-rounder) would become particularly important. Veteran insider Josina Anderson reports the conditions on that pick are tied to Reddick’s destination if he does wind up being traded away again.

Speculation increased that New York could re-engage on a resolution after Jermaine Johnson‘s Achilles tear. That has not proven to be the case, and 2023 first-rounder Will McDonald has posted six sacks while stepping into an increased role. What happens next on the Jets’ part will be worth watching closely. Of course, the possibility remains that Reddick continues to hold out – a move which will no doubt negatively affect his ability to land new representation in the future.

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