NFL Rumors: 'No One Knows' Haason Reddick's Plans amid Jets Contract Holdout

With just four days remaining before they open the 2024 regular season, the New York Jets are running out of time to find a resolution to Haason Reddick's ongoing holdout before he starts missing real games.

ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reported that in talking to people on both sides of the situation that "no one knows" what Reddick is going to do as he continues to wait for a new contract.

Reddick has shown no inclination to do anything with the Jets until they either extend his contract or make an adjustment to his current deal that will pay him more money.

The Jets originally acquired Reddick in a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles on April 1. He skipped all of the team's offseason activities, including mandatory minicamp, training camp and preseason to rack up more than $2 million in fines.

NFL Network's Ian Rapoport noted at the start of training camp that Reddick was seeking an adjustment to his contract. The two-time Pro Bowler has a $14.25 million base salary this season in the final year of a three-year, $45 million contract signed in March 2022.

In the same article as Fowler's report, ESPN's Dan Graziano noted the Jets' coaching staff "has basically had no communication with Reddick" since he was officially introduced by the team in April.

New York's pass-rush is in a tricky spot going into the regular season. Bryce Huff was the most productive edge player on the team last year with 21 quarterback hits and 10 sacks.

The Eagles, in a shrewd piece of business, signed Huff to a three-year contract before trading Reddick to the Jets.

New York has depth on its defensive line with former first-round picks Jermaine Johnson and Will McDonald IV poised to take on an expanded role, but it's hard to know how much of an impact they will make until they actually do it in games.

Johnson was named to the Pro Bowl last season after recording 7.5 sacks in 17 starts. McDonald finished with three sacks as a rotation player during his rookie campaign.

Reddick has recorded at least 16 quarterback hits and 11 sacks in each of the past four seasons. He has also been extremely durable throughout his career with just one missed game in seven seasons.

Thursday could be a key date for the two sides since the Jets will hold their first official practice leading up to Week 1. If Reddick isn't with the team, it would be hard to envision him getting enough reps to play.

The Jets will open the 2024 season on Monday night against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium.