Woody Johnson had an pressing message for Haason Reddick on the day the New York Jets‘ proprietor made the beautiful choice to fireside his head coach.
It is time, Johnson insisted, for the go rusher to lastly finish his holdout.
“Haason, get in your automobile, drive down (Interstate) 95 and are available to the New York Jets,” Johnson stated on the finish of a convention name Tuesday to debate the firing of Robert Saleh. “We will meet you and provide you with an escort proper into the constructing and you may match proper in. And you are going to like it right here and you are going to really feel welcome and you are going to accomplish nice issues with us.”
Johnson fired Saleh 5 video games into the Jets’ 2-3 begin. Defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich will function the interim coach the remainder of the season.
Reddick, a local of Camden, New Jersey, was acquired from Philadelphia throughout the offseason to assist increase New York’s go rush. However since displaying up on the group’s facility in Florham Park, New Jersey, on April 1 to made his commerce official, Reddick has not been with the group whereas locked in a contract dispute.
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The 30-year-old edge rusher requested to be traded on Aug. 12, however common supervisor Joe Douglas rapidly nixed that, saying New York wouldn’t grant his want to be dealt. Reddick has not performed this season and it is unsure when, or if, his contract scenario can be resolved.
“That is one thing I’ve by no means seen earlier than,” stated Johnson, the Jets’ proprietor since 2000. “I do not assume any of us have seen something like this. So I feel you must be half psychologist and half another ‘gist’ to attempt to determine what is definitely occurring.”
Reddick was coming into the ultimate yr of a three-year, $45 million deal underneath which he was to make a non-guaranteed $14.25 million in base pay this season. He’s forfeiting a recreation verify — about $800,000 — for every one wherein he would not play. And that is on high of the fines for his holdout that surpassed $5 million, together with over $2 million for lacking all of coaching camp.
He was positioned on the reserve/didn’t report record on July 25, the second day of the group’s coaching camp apply.
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“I hope that the younger man can come to the group,” Johnson stated. “We might prefer to have Haason right here. We might welcome him with open arms. I’ll lengthen that. I have never talked to Jeff, however I feel he would really feel precisely the identical manner.
“So when he will get right here, he’ll discover a very welcome locker room and he’ll be capable to match proper in. However he is obtained to get right here first.”
Reporting by The Related Press.
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