Haason Reddick’s Jets profession isn’t off to a great begin.
After skipping elective OTA exercises, the Professional Bowl defensive finish was considered one of two unexcused absences from this week’s necessary minicamp on Tuesday.
Aaron Rodgers was the opposite.
Reddick, acquired from the Eagles in late March, is believed to desire a new contract.
Jets coach Robert Saleh mentioned he spoke to Reddick over the weekend for the primary time because the commerce.
He wasn’t anxious about Reddick’s holdout persevering with into coaching camp, although the 2 didn’t focus on that, or his contractual standing.
“I appreciated the dialogue. He’s in a very good place mentally, working his tail off like we already know, however he’s selecting to take a seat out, so it’s unexcused,” Saleh mentioned.
He later added: “I’m not involved about Haason Reddick. I perceive all the things that’s occurring, however on the identical 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 mentioned questions on a brand new contract for Reddick ought to be directed to normal supervisor Joe Douglas.
The Jets had conversations with Reddick’s brokers previous to the commerce about his contract and have been below the impression he would begin the season below the present deal.
Breece Corridor is happy for the Jets’ Week 1 opponent for quite a lot of causes.
For one, his cousin is Roger Craig, a former 49ers star.
Corridor has regarded 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 mentioned of McCaffrey. “In the event you go on my YouTube historical past, it’ll present I watched the primary 10 movies of his highlights and all the things.”
As for going through 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 mentioned 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 listing 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.
