FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Haason Reddick is officially a training camp holdout.
The New York Jets placed the star defensive end on the reserve/did not report list Thursday, the second day of camp practice for the team.
Reddick, acquired from Philadelphia in the offseason, has been absent while he seeks a new contract. The edge rusher is scheduled to make $14.25 million in base salary in the final year of his deal.
The 29-year-old Reddick was looking for a new contract and was given permission during the offseason by the Eagles to seek a trade. None of Reddick’s salary for this season is guaranteed. He forfeited a $250,000 workout bonus for not attending the Jets’ offseason workouts.
According to the league’s collective bargaining agreement, Reddick would be fined $50,000 for each training camp practice missed during his holdout.
“It is what it is,” coach Robert Saleh said Wednesday after the Jets’ first camp practice. “That’s the business part of it. We have 89 other guys that we have to prepare.”
Saleh acknowledged he wasn’t sure when — or if — Reddick would show up for camp, but insisted it wouldn’t have much of an effect on the pass rusher being able to integrate himself into the defense when he does join the team.
“He’s a veteran,” Saleh said. “He’s been with multiple teams. He’s played multiple positions. He’s had success multiple different ways. At this point in his career, I’m sure he knows exactly what he needs to do to prepare himself to play football, so I’m not overly concerned.”
The Jets acquired Reddick, a two-time Pro Bowl edge rusher with 58 career sacks in seven NFL seasons, from the Eagles in March for a conditional third-round pick in 2026. The pick would become a second-rounder if Reddick plays 67.5% of the defensive snaps and gets 10 sacks this season.
With the open roster spot, the Jets signed former Northwestern quarterback Ben Bryant. He also spent time at Cincinnati and Eastern Michigan. Bryant joins Aaron Rodgers, Tyrod Taylor, Andrew Peasley and Jordan Travis in the Jets’ quarterbacks room.
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