Could Haason Reddick 'Go Nuclear' On Jets with Trade Demand? Eagles Tracker

AUG 13 NUCLEAR? The New York Jets got so-far-screwed by the Philadelphia Eagles in their trade edge rusher Haason Reddick, who went there wanting a lucrative extension, hasn't gotten one, and is now following up his summer-long holdout with a trade demand.

The Jets say no. So ...

Could his holdout extend into the regular season?

Our friend Charles Robinson recently reported that Reddick could push this into the regular season. ... but that would be financially foolish.

Why?

“It’s worth noting that in the ‘nuclear option’ event that Reddick holds out the entirety of the 2024 season, his contract would toll into 2025, giving the Jets his rights an additional year for the same $14.25 million salary, minus whatever fines he has incurred at that point,” Robinson wrote.

"Toll'' means he essentially "loses a contractual year.'' ... in addition to losing a financial fortune. And gains nothing.

AUG 13 MILES TO DALLAS? The rumors persist that Eagles ex Miles Sanders might end up back in the NFC East ... with the rival Dallas Cowboys.

Sanders might be a better running back than anybody Dallas presently employs. But it's more complicated than than when we really examine what's up with Sanders, now laboring for the Panthers.

You see ... Miles Sanders is not presently available. And there is being floated around out there a great deal of misinformation about that.

Could he get cut by the Panthers because Carolina selected Jonathon Brooks from Texas in the NFL Draft while also having Chuba Hubbard on board? That's a theory being offered up - but the theory ignores the fact that the Panthers would, by cutting him, incur $7.5 million in dead money.

If he's so good - and he once was, in Philly, where with the Eagles in 2022 he had 1,269 yards and 11 touchdowns - why would Carolina want to "pay the cap'' $7.5 million to not have him?

AUG 11 NEW MAN No, it's not that former Broncos safety.

The Eagles have signed Caden Sterns - yes, he is a former Broncos safety and they have released just-signed linebacker Shaq Quarterman.

Caden Sterns is no Justin Simmons, the All-Pro who remains on the free agency shelf.

But Caden Sterns will have to do. At least for now.

AUG 11 LAZARD TO EAGLES? To be clear, this is a "media proposal,'' not a team proposal.

But it's floating around out there: The Philadelphia Eagles should add to a wideout room presently topped by AJ Brown and DeVonta Smith by calling the New York Jets on vet Allen Lazard.

We're not sure why the Eagles are listed as a possible landing spot for Lazard by USA Today. ... but if there is any fire beneath the smoke?

We wonder - beyond the cap savings of moving Lazard - what the Jets get out of this "proposal.'' USA Today wants Philly to trade a "late-round pick'' for Lazard. ... But maybe they should ask his buddy Aaron Rodgers ...

Would you rather have Lazard now?

Or a "late-round pick'' for a time when you might no longer even be here?

AUG 10 – RODGERS RAMP UP – The New York Giants played their first preseason game on Thursday, beginning their summer circuit that will end on Aug. 24 against the New York Jets.

While the Jets begin their preseason on Saturday, they’ll do so without quarterback Aaron Rodgers. He’s healthy, nearly a year removed from his Achilles tear, but New York is taking every precaution. However, the Jets generally like to play their starters in the final preseason game.

Recently, head coach Robert Saleh spoke about that possibility.

“We haven’t had final decisions yet at all with regards to the third game,” Saleh said, via SNY. “You guys know me, the third game is usually when we like to play our guys and depending on how today went, how Saturday goes, and next week’s work with the Panthers and the following week with the Giants, I’ll make that decision.”

On whether or not that meant there’s a chance he lets Rodgers play, Saleh was brief, but seemingly open-minded.

“Yeah.”

Last year, Rodgers played well against the Giants, including a moment of trash talk with defensive lineman Jihad Ward. New York will have to wait and see if some exhibition game revenge is in store.

AUG 9 – ROURKE OFF THE BOARD – On Thursday, the New York Giants beat the Detroit Lions 14-3 to win their preseason opener.

In the process, they temporarily lost backup quarterback Drew Lock, who started the exhibition festivities. The quarterback went down with an oblique strain and hip pointer ( per Jordan Raanan ). Missing anything more than a few weeks would be unexpected.

Nevertheless, that left Tommy DeVito and Daniel Jones as the only quarterbacks on the roster, and opened the door for a short-term free agent signing.

Quarterback Nathan Rourke, who was with the Giants earlier in camp, figured to be an option – at least for those of us not up to date on the whereabouts of free agent quarterbacks. As it turns out, Rourke signed with the Atlanta Falcons on Aug. 4.

New York waived Rourke to let him find a better opportunity elsewhere, though the Falcons don’t present as such on paper. With the Giants needing a warm body for practice this week and the upcoming preseason contest, it wouldn’t be too surprising if he made his way back. For now, though, he remains off the board, forcing the Giants to look elsewhere.