Jets may be forced into a solution they didn't want to a huge self-inflicted problem

The New York Jets lacked a solid pass rush against the San Francisco 49ers in week 1, and it doesn't seem like the biggest investment the team made will be on the field anytime soon. Haason Reddick has already missed the first game, and both parties are not close to a deal.

The Jets traded a third-round pick to acquire Reddick from the Philadelphia Eagles back in the offseason, but the player wants a new long-term deal — and that's why the Eagles traded him in the first place.

According to ESPN's NFL insider Jeremy Fowler , the situation might end up in extreme territory, with the Jets being forced to trade Reddick away before he ever steps on the field for the team. Check out what he wrote this week:

^{"The Haason Reddick saga rolls on with no end in sight. Both sides appear dug in as the Jets wait for the defensive end to report to work. He remains on the reserve/did not report list and just forfeited a $791,666 game check on top of the more than $5 million in NFL-mandated fines he accumulated leading up to Week 1. Even those close to Reddick aren't exactly sure when he might reverse course and clock in at One Jets Drive. The bad blood has boiled over, and now teams around the league are curious as to what the Jets will do if he doesn't show. Their options appear clear: keep him on the reserve list until he reports or attempt to trade him closer to the trade deadline."}

The question then would be how much the Jets would be able to recover in terms of draft compensation. The team gave up a 2026 third that becomes a second if he plays 67.5% of the defensive snaps and gets at least 10 sacks. The conditional would not be reached if he doesn't play until closer to the trade deadline, but even getting a third back seems implausible at this point.

"Not sure they have a choice," an NFC executive told ESPN. "They wouldn't get similar value back, but it would be hard [for the Jets] to pay him at this point, and he clearly doesn't want to be there. Both sides badly mismanaged the situation ."

The Atlanta Falcons also made a move in similar fashion, paying a third to the New England Patriots to acquire Matthew Judon. However, the player was willing to play for the Falcons without a new deal.

Reddick is in the last year of his deal, and his base salary is $14.25 million. If he doesn't show up in 2024, Reddick's contract would toll to 2025 and he would not hit free agency.

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