Pass rusher Haason Reddick agrees to reworked contract with Jets, ending NFL’s final holdout

In the end, the two sides came to an understanding that likely satisfies few. Reddick didn’t get the long-term extension he desired, and the Jets lost seven games of production from a piece they were counting on.

Reddick will join a Jets team in major flux. The 2-4 outfit in the past two weeks have fired their head coach, traded for an All-Pro caliber wide receiver, reportedly put one of their own wideouts on the trade block and now ended the NFL’s final holdout with one of its best pass rushers.

The Jets, led by Johnson, Douglas and now interim coach Jeff Ulbrich, are all in on breaking American sports’ longest playoff drought at 14 years this season, and bringing Reddick back into the fold is a major part of that.

Reddick should slot in as a starter across from Will McDonald IV on the defensive line and help anchor a front seven led by C.J. Mosley and Quinnen Williams. Through six games, the Jets defense ranks seventh in points allowed, second in total yards allowed and are top-six in sacks (20) and QB pressure percentage (28.9).

The addition of the two-time Pro Bowl pass rusher can only help in those regards, starting (finally) in Week 8 against the Patriots.