Reddick ends holdout, agrees to deal with Jets

PITTSBURGH — More than six months after being traded to the New York Jets, Haason Reddick finally has decided to show up for work.

Reddick ended his contract holdout Sunday, the standout edge rusher’s agent told ESPN’s Adam Schefter, agreeing to an adjusted contract with the Jets.

“We will continue to work towards a long-term extension with the Jets,” agent Drew Rosenhaus, who negotiated the adjusted contract along with Ryan Matha, told Schefter.

Reddick will report to the Jets on Monday morning. The two-time Pro Bowler will receive the remainder of his 2024 base salary — approximately $9 million — plus new incentives that will allow him to recoup the $12 million he lost in fines. By rule, a team can’t waive offseason fines.

Rosenhaus told Schefter that Jets owner Woody Johnson was “very involved in working this out.” New York had granted Reddick permission to seek a trade, but its intention was always to keep him, a source said.

The Jets (2-4) have added two players they hope can spark a turnaround, completing Reddick’s return to the team five days after New York acquired star wide receiver Davante Adams in a trade with the Las Vegas Raiders.

The Reddick saga caps a strange chapter, even by the Jets’ standards.

Reddick was acquired in a March trade with the Philadelphia Eagles and told the media he was “happy” with his new address. But he then refused to report to the team, requested a trade in training camp and got dumped by his longtime agency before hiring new agents.

Dropped by CAA, Reddick hired Rosenhaus and Matha, who immediately announced Reddick’s intention to remain a Jet “for years to come.”

It’s conceivable that Reddick could play next week against the New England Patriots, but how soon he plays will depend on his conditioning. New York, which plays the Steelers on Sunday night in Pittsburgh, has the option of a two-week roster exemption.

Reddick, 30, joins a defense that has 20 sacks this season, tied for third in the NFL. He will help offset the loss of defensive end Jermaine Johnson, who is out for the season after tearing his Achilles in Week 2.

Reddick skipped the entire offseason, including mandatory minicamp, and training camp. Frustrated that he didn’t have a long-term deal, Reddick formally requested a trade Aug. 12. The Jets said they wouldn’t trade him, adding that they wouldn’t negotiate until he reported.

At the start of the season, Reddick was due to make a non-guaranteed $14.25 million in base pay, the final year of the three-year, $45 million contract he signed with the Eagles as a free agent in 2022. He felt he had outperformed his contract and wanted to be paid like the one of the NFL’s top edge rushers, which was the main reason Philadelphia decided to gauge interest in him in the offseason despite his quality production.

The Jets offered Reddick a long-term deal at the time of the trade, which he rejected. They decided to move ahead with the trade even though his desire for an extension was well known. New York claims Reddick had agreed to play under his existing deal, then reneged. Reddick apparently became upset when the team, after its initial contract offer was rejected, stopped negotiating.

Reddick has 58 career sacks over seven seasons with the Eagles, Carolina Panthers and Arizona Cardinals. The 2017 first-round draft selection has been one of the league’s most prolific pass rushers over the past four seasons, recording 50.5 sacks over that span.