Haason Reddick’s Jets profession isn’t off to a superb begin.
After skipping non-compulsory OTA exercises, the Professional Bowl defensive finish was one in all two unexcused absences from this week’s obligatory minicamp on Tuesday.
Aaron Rodgers was the opposite.
Reddick, acquired from the Eagles in late March, is believed to need a new contract.
Jets coach Robert Saleh stated he spoke to Reddick over the weekend for the primary time because the commerce.
He wasn’t apprehensive about Reddick’s holdout persevering with into coaching camp, although the 2 didn’t talk about that, or his contractual standing.
“I appreciated the dialogue. He’s in a extremely good place mentally, working his tail off like we already know, however he’s selecting to sit down out, so it’s unexcused,” Saleh stated.
He later added: “I’m not involved about Haason Reddick. I perceive every part that’s occurring, however on the similar time I do know that when it comes time to play soccer, he’s gonna be able to play soccer.”
Reddick, a 29-year-old, two-time Professional Bowler who has averaged a shade over 12.5 sacks over the previous 4 years, is owed $21.8 million in 2024 as a part of a three-year, $45 million deal he signed earlier than the 2022 season.
Saleh stated questions on a brand new contract for Reddick must be directed to normal supervisor Joe Douglas.
The Jets had conversations with Reddick’s brokers previous to the commerce about his contract and had been beneath the impression he would begin the season beneath the present deal.
Breece Corridor is worked up for the Jets’ Week 1 opponent for a wide range of causes.
For one, his cousin is Roger Craig, a former 49ers star.
Corridor has seemed as much as working again Christian McCaffrey, and San Francisco quarterback Brock Purdy was his school roommate at Iowa State.
“I used to observe his highlights on a regular basis,” Corridor stated of McCaffrey. “When you go on my YouTube historical past, it’ll present I watched the primary 10 movies of his highlights and every part.”
As for dealing with Purdy, Corridor joked: “Me and him are overly aggressive with one another. Even in school, once we performed “Madden,” whoever gained, we wouldn’t discuss to one another the remainder of the day. That’s the way it’ll be till after the sport.”
Saleh stated he expects projected beginning offensive linemen Morgan Moses and Alijah Vera-Tucker to be prepared for the beginning of coaching camp, and new receiver Mike Williams to be on the identical schedule as Corridor from final summer season, when he was activated off the PUP checklist in August.
Williams is coming off a torn ACL he suffered final September.
The Jets introduced in 5 gamers for tryouts: receiver Jakeem Grant, defensive linemen Jeremy Lewis and Takkarist McKinley and offensive linemen Corey Luciano, Patrick Elflein and Ilm Manning.
