Haason Reddicks Jets holdout has become absolutely absurd

The Jets took to the practice field just before noon on Saturday to engage in their final preparations before Monday’s season opener with the 49ers.There was not much notable about who was on the field.What was more notable was who was not.Haason Reddick continued to stay away despite a new story on Friday night that he was about to report.

It has now been five months since the Jets traded a 2026 conditional third-round pick to the Eagles in exchange for the pass rusher.It also has been five months since the Jets have seen Reddick.This has become the most absurd holdout in memory.Reddick is asking for a raise from a team he has not played for — heck, that he has not even practiced for.

He has no leverage.The Jets have been clear in their actions and (as far as we know) their words that they are not going to give him the contract extension he is seeking.The smart play here is for Reddick to show up and ball out.

The Jets look like they are going to have a good team and almost certainly a good defense.Playing on a defense alongside Quinnen Williams, Jermaine Johnson, Sauce Gardner, C.J.

Mosley, Quincy Williams and D.J.Reed should help Reddick do his job at a high level.Let’s say Reddick comes to the Jets and gets 12.5 sacks this season, which is what he’s averaged for the last four years.

Guess what happens next? Reddick gets paid.The Jets and general manager Joe Douglas would be under immense pressure to re-sign him.If they did not pay him, another team that needs a pass rusher surely would.“He’s got to sort through the financial stuff, which is none of my business,” Jets coach Robert Saleh said on Saturday.

“I said it when I first got hired, our job is to help these guys make money.”But he can’t help Reddick make money if he is sitting at home.Right now, Reddick is just losing money.He was scheduled to make $14.25 million this season in the final year of the three-year contract he signed with the Eagles.

His fines have already reached arou...