Report: Haason Reddick Agrees to $14M Contract with Bucs After 1 Season with Jets

After his massively disappointing 2024 campaign with the New York Jets, veteran defensive end Haason Reddick will unsurprisingly have a new home for the 2025 season.

According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, Reddick agreed to a one-year, $14 million contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers that includes $12 million guaranteed on Monday.

The Jets had acquired Reddick from the Philadelphia Eagles in an April Fool's Day trade that was ill-fated from the very start.

After saying in his introductory press conference, "I'm going to give the team and the fans everything that I have," Reddick held out for the entirety of training camp and the first six games of the season over unhappiness with his contract. He was set to make $14.5 million in the final year of the three-year, $45 million contract he signed with the Eagles, and he requested to be traded from the Jets after the team didn't meet his demands for a contract extension before the season.

Reddick eventually agreed to a reworked contract on Oct. 20 to end his holdout, but the damage had already been done. Reddick joined a Jets team that was in the midst of a tailspin following the firing of head coach Robert Saleh. To make matters worse, the 30-year-old was a shell of himself when he finally got onto the field.

In his 10 games in New York, Reddick finished with 14 total tackles, one sack, one pass defended and a forced fumble, by far the worst statistical season of his eight-year career. The Jets went 5-12 and missed the playoffs for the 14th straight year. General manager Joe Douglas, who was responsible for the trade with the Eagles to acquire Reddick, was also fired before the end of the season.

Now, the Buccaneers are taking the chance that Reddick is still the dominant edge rusher the Jets were hoping to acquire. The two-time Pro Bowler had recorded 10 or more sacks in four straight seasons from 2020 to 2023, so the Tampa Bay defense will certainly improve in 2025 if he returns to his old form.