Haason Reddick will be continuing his holdout against the Jets with new representation.
CAA Sports, which has represented Reddick, has parted ways with the disgruntled pass rusher, according to multiple reports.
The split was over “philosophical differences,” NFL Network reported Thursday, with CAA “trying to broker a deal” and Reddick fully “dug in.”
Reddick has concocted one of the stranger holdouts in recent NFL memory. The Jets traded for the Pro Bowler in March from the Eagles for a conditional 2026 third-round pick and shortly after, reported to the team facility in Florham Park, N.J., for a physical and press conference, but hasn’t been back since. At his press conference, Reddick didn’t sound like a player about to hold out.
“I know the juice I’m going to bring,” Reddick said at his April press conference. “Hopefully it rubs off on the guys. Hopefully their energy does the same for me. I looked at the roster—that was one of the first things that I did when I saw the trade—and I can pretty much guarantee it’s going to be some great ball being played.”
Reddick has 58 sacks over seven NFL seasons, 27 of which came in the past two seasons with the Eagles. In 2022, he led the NFL with five forced fumbles.
The Jets traded for Reddick in the final year of his contract, which pays $14.25 million. Before the trade, the Jets had a negotiating window with Reddick where the team offered a short-term extension, the terms of which were never publicly reported. Reddick turned it down. The Jets have said they traded for Reddick with the understanding he’d report to offseason workouts despite not having a new deal.
Reddick can’t be traded back to the Eagles, who could use him, because NFL rules state a team can’t trade him and reacquire him for two years. If Reddick does not report to the team by Week 10, the Jets will retain his rights for the 2025 season, costing Reddick his upcoming free agency.
Instead, he asked for a trade in August, which has yet to happen, and has lost about $9 million in the standoff—$5 million in league-mandated fines for missing summer workouts and $4 million in missed game checks. Jets GM Joe Douglas initially dismissed Reddick’s request and expected him to report.
The Jets are 2–3 despite having Aaron Rodgers available and just fired coach Robert Saleh.
Owner Woody Johnson held a press conference after he unilaterally fired Saleh this week. There, he pleaded for Reddick to report.
“Haason, get in your car, drive down [I-]95 and come to the New York Jets, and we can meet you and give you an escort right in the building,” Johnson said Tuesday on a Zoom call with reporters. “And you’ll 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.”
