Haason Reddick wound up taking part in within the Tremendous Bowl the final time he was a part of an offseason inflow of latest expertise to a staff.
Reddick stopped in need of saying that historical past may repeat with the Jets in 2024, however the two-time Professional Bowl edge rusher made it clear Monday that he has large expectations after his commerce from the Eagles grew to become official and he joined free-agent prizes Tyron Smith and Mike Williams.
“I don’t assume anyone is prepared for what’s about to occur,” Reddick mentioned. “It’s going to be thrilling, it’s going to be entertaining. It ought to’ve already been that manner while you take a look at the protection.”
Reddick, 29, and the Browns’ Myles Garrett are the one gamers within the NFL with energetic streaks of 4 straight seasons of not less than 11 sacks (50.5 complete).
“I do know the juice I’m going to convey,” Reddick mentioned. “Hopefully it rubs off on the fellows. Hopefully their power does the identical for me. I appeared on the roster — that was one of many first issues that I did once I noticed the commerce — and I can just about assure it’s going to be some nice ball being performed.”
The Eagles additionally added receiver A.J. Brown, linebacker Kyzir White and cornerback James Bradberry throughout their transformative 2022 offseason.
Two years later, they thought of Reddick expendable for a 2026 conditional third-round draft choose after signing Bryce Huff away from the Jets on a three-year, $51 million free-agent contract.
If Reddick performs 67.5 p.c of defensive snaps — achieved in 4 straight seasons due to his outstanding sturdiness (one profession recreation missed) — the choose will enhance to a second-rounder.
“I consider I’ve quite a bit left within the tank. If I didn’t, I wouldn’t be right here,” Reddick “Once I don’t have any extra left to offer, I’ll retire. Till that time, I’m going to proceed to try to play my finest ball. So far as the Eagles, it wasn’t about what [I have] left within the tank or something like that. It’s a enterprise, and generally onerous choices must be made even when you don’t like them.”
Jets basic supervisor Joe Douglas sought a alternative for Huff so as to add to bona fide pass-rushers John Franklin-Myers, Jermaine Johnson and Quinnen Williams.
“The truth that now we have a bunch of younger dawgs, we’re going to make all of it simpler for one another,” Reddick mentioned. “The attack-attack-attack type, I’m all for. I’m all about continually placing QBs beneath duress. With the group that now we have, we should always be capable of do that actually typically.”
The Jets owe $14.5 million in wage and bonuses to Reddick within the remaining 12 months of his contract — a relative cut price given his manufacturing and the exploding pass-rusher market.
Is an extension into account or is that this one other one-year cease for the previous first-round draft choose on his fourth staff in 5 years?
“All choices are open,” Reddick mentioned. “Proper now, I’m simply anxious about being right here, assembly everyone. Contractual stuff, I’m leaving that as much as my agent and Joe to determine. However no matter occurs, I’m going to be completely happy. I’m going to offer my all it doesn’t matter what as a result of that’s simply who I’m as an individual. Regardless of the way it goes, what number of years I’m going to be right here, I’m going to offer the staff and the followers the whole lot that I’ve.”
Reddick recalled his response final offseason — when the Eagles had been the defending NFC champions — to the Jets buying and selling for Aaron Rodgers.
“As an opposing participant on the time, I noticed that and I’m like, ‘That could possibly be an issue,’ ” Reddick mentioned. “This 12 months they convey in Mike Williams, herald Tyron Smith. What now we have the chance to do, if we will all are available in constructing that chemistry and get on that very same web page and change into a very bonded staff by the point the season begins, I feel we will go actually, actually far.”
The South Jersey native coincidentally was in New York Metropolis on Friday when the commerce was agreed upon.
“It’s a brand new starting,” Reddick mentioned. “A brand new chapter for me.”
