Haason Reddick holdout just became an issue for the NY Jets

When the NY Jets traded for All-Pro pass rusher Haason Reddick this past offseason, they were supposedly under the assumption that he would show up for all voluntary and mandatory portions of the offseason program with or without a new deal.

Reddick, who is entering the final year of a three-year, $45 million contract, has no guaranteed money left on his deal and is seemingly seeking a new contract. He missed OTAs, was a no-show for mandatory minicamp, and now, Reddick is holding out for the start of training camp.

Veterans officially reported to Jets training camp on Tuesday, and Reddick was nowhere to be found. This is despite Jets head coach Robert Saleh previously telling reporters last month that the team was "not concerned" about their prized offseason addition potentially missing training camp.

Saleh had previously insisted that Reddick would be in attendance for minicamp after missing OTAs. There seems to be some poor communication taking place between Reddick and the Jets — either that or Saleh was just being optimistic.

Either way, this has now become a real issue for the Jets.

What should the NY Jets do about Haason Reddick?

Reddick is subject to $50,000 in fines for every day of training camp he misses, and those fines are mandatory, meaning that the Jets cannot retroactively waive them. That's money Reddick will be missing out on.

For that reason, it makes sense for both sides to reach some sort of agreement as soon as possible. It's not ideal for Reddick to miss time during training camp and lose out on money, plus he isn't going to get paid if he doesn't play.

From the Jets' perspective, Reddick missing camp is an unnecessary distraction for the organization and it isn't a good look for the team's star offseason addition to miss out on important summer reps with his new team.

Reddick and the Jets are both incentivized to get a deal done, which is why it's mildly surprising that we've now reached the start of training camp and we still don't have a resolution.

The most likely solution will be for Reddick and the Jets to agree to a short-term reworked deal that adds guaranteed money to his contract in 2024 and possibly through 2025. That new contract could also be loaded with incentives.

The Jets aren't going to sign Reddick to a long-term extension, but a short-term, incentive-heavy deal makes sense for both sides. Expect that to be the eventual outcome of this situation.

It's not panic time in Florham Park just yet, but the Haason Reddick situation has been upgraded from an offseason annoyance to a legitimate problem. Now, the Jets need to fix it.