Haason Reddick Out $9M+ Total by Missing Jets' W4 Game amid Contract, Trade Rumors

Haason Reddick's lost earnings are fast approaching eight figures as the New York Jets edge-rusher continues his holdout.

Ahead of the Jets' Week 4 matchup with the Denver Broncos, ESPN's Rich Cimini noted Reddick has now missed out on $3.16 million in game checks, which are worth nearly $792,000 individually. That's on top of the $5.9 million in mandatory and discretionary fines he has been docked.

Cimini also explained the Jets will be entitled to take back some of Reddick's pro-rated signing bonus starting in Week 5. The total there could be another $2.74 million.

The two-time Pro Bowler is clearly determined to either get a new contract from New York or force his exit to another team. Sooner or later, however, he'll have to end his holdout because extending it for the entire season may accomplish nothing.

Joel Corry of CBSSports.com wrote the Jets could seek to have Reddick's contract tolled for 2024 if the impasse goes on for long enough. That would preclude the 30-year-old from hitting free agency and keep him on New York's books for 2025 instead.

The Nov. 5 trade deadline does give general manager Joe Douglas his own ticking clock, though. It's in the Jets' interest to resolve this one way or the other, and Reddick's value only diminishes with each passing week.

The Athletic's Dianna Russini reported Saturday that "other GMs around the league believe the Jets need to start making calls."

"I don't sense panic internally in New York, especially considering the play of 2023 first-rounder Will McDonald has been better than expected (five sacks)," she reported. "As for Reddick, unless he gets a new deal, I don't expect him to show up anytime soon. At this point, it might be more surprising if he ever plays a single snap for the Jets."

New York took a risk when it acquired Reddick because his desire for an extension was out in the open. Now, the worst-case scenario is coming to pass for everyone involved.