Haason Reddick Has Requested A Trade From The Jets Despite Never Playing A Snap For Them

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I have to use a picture of Haason Reddick in Eagles gear because since being traded to the Jets in April, he hasn't been around. Actually, in true Jets fashion, the trade happened on April 1st. Today, the long reveal of yet another April Fool's Joke reared it's ugly head.

Awesome. The Jets go and get a very good edge rusher and somehow act like Kevin with the chili.

Reddick has a year remaining on his contract and these new contract demands were a big reason the Eagles were willing to move him. You'd think the Jets would have worked out these details during the trade process. You'd be wrong.

I don't think it's entirely unfair to call Reddick a bit of a diva here either. Here's what he said back in April:

SOURCE - "Whatever happens, I'm going to be happy," edge rusher Haason Reddick said in his introductory news conference with the New York Jets. "I'm going to give my all, no matter what. That's just who I am as a person."

Well, none of that ended up being true at all. I usually side with the players in these disagreements. Owners are notoriously greedy and will take advantage of players whenever they can. Look at sports before free agency. Plus, NFL players should always try to get what they can when they can because so many are on non-guaranteed deals. The owners don't show loyalty, why should the players.

But, Reddick is doing himself no favors here. These situations can be disastrous for the players. Look at Le'Veon Bell. Reddick has already been fined over a $1 million dollars as he sits out.

SOURCE - Reddick, due to make a non-guaranteed $14.25 million in base pay in the final year of his contract, has missed 15 days of training camp, accumulating $850,000 in mandatory fines (including minicamp) and approximately $300,000 in discretionary fines.

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I've seen some chatter that seems to point to Woody Johnson being the one who is really fucking of all this up. Try your best to hold back your shock. Woody doesn't want players to have longer-term deals because of the risk. What the fuck Woody? The Jets have a tiny two year window with Aaron Rodgers. Figure it out and get the best team on the field for this short timeframe. Might we end up with Reddick on the team 4 years from now but maybe not as good? Sure. But then again,

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Despite what simplistic fans of other teams say, the Jets are not cursed. Well, not in a supernatural sense. They just have a shitty owner. There's no witchcraft here. The Hess family just sold the team to the wrong guy. Woody Johnson hired John Idzik. Woody Johnson hired Adam Gase. Woody Johnson is the thread to hold this ugly sweater together. He's the "curse".

Hopefully Reddick and the Jets can figure this out but I doubt it. Fans of LOST will appreciate this. In that show, there is a note that says "If anything goes wrong, Desmond Hume is my constant".

Well, everything does go wrong for the Jets and Woody Johnson is my constant.