Eagles trade star edge rusher Haason Reddick to Jets originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
The Eagles, locked in an impasse with edge rusher Haason Reddick, unloaded the two-time Pro Bowler to the Jets Friday in exchange for a conditional 3rd-round pick in 2026.
The news and trade details were first reported by ESPN’s Adam Schefter and confirmed by NBC Sports Philadelphia.
Schefter reported that if Reddick plays 67.5 percent of the Jets’ defensive snaps and reaches double figures in sacks the pick turns into a 2nd-rounder.
Reddick is one of only two NFL players to reach double figures in sacks in each of the last four seasons. The other is Myles Garrett.
After recording just 7 ½ sacks in his first three seasons with the Cards, Reddick had 12 ½ sacks Arizona in 2020, 11 in 2021 in his one season with the Panthers, then 16 and 11 in his two years with the Eagles.
The Eagles signed Reddick to a three-year, $45 million contract before the 2022 season. He has one year left on that deal with a base salary of $14.25 million. His $15 million average makes him the 23rd-highest-paid edge rusher in the league as of now. His 50 ½ sacks since 2020 are 4th-most in the NFL, and his 27 sacks the last two years is also 4th-most.
When it became apparent that the Eagles would not be able to come to contract terms with Reddick, they signed Jets free agent edge rusher Bryce Huff to a three-year, $51 million deal. Huff had 10 sacks last year. They also guaranteed $10 million of Josh Sweat’s 2024 salary. With Huff, Sweat, Brandon Graham returning for a 15th season and last year’s 1st-round pick, Nolan Smith, also returning, it was clear there wasn’t room for Reddick.
There was no immediate word whether the Jets had restructured Reddick’s contract, although that would seem likely to happen at some point.
Reddick this past year became the first Eagle with back-to-back double-digit sack seasons since Trent Cole in 2010 and 2011.
His 27 sacks over the last two seasons are…
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Publish date : 2024-03-29 20:43:43
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