The Detroit Lions have reportedly reached out to the New York Jets to inquire about Haason Reddick after loss of Aidan Hutchinson, here's why they can get him cheap
If you've been paying attention the NFL this season, then you know about the drama between the New York Jets and Haason Reddick. The Eagles traded him there this offseason for a third-round pick with the idea being that the Jets would sign the multi-time Pro Bowler to an extension. That hasn't happened and now […]
If you've been paying attention the NFL this season, then you know about the drama between the New York Jets and Haason Reddick. The Eagles traded him there this offseason for a third-round pick with the idea being that the Jets would sign the multi-time Pro Bowler to an extension.
That hasn't happened and now the Jets have given Reddick, and his new agent Drew Rosenhaus, permission to seek a trade.
One of the expected places that they would maybe reach out to would be the Lions, especially after they lost Aidan Hutchinson. As it would turn out, the Lions may have beaten them to the punch. ESPN's Jeremy Fowler has reported that the Lions reached out to the Jets to inquire about Reddick.
Now we wait to see what the Lions decide to do, but they are totally in the driver seat on this one. The Jets screwed this all up so badly that they're unlikely to get anything near what they traded away to get Reddick according to an NFC executive.
"According to multiple league execs, not sure they have a choice," an NFC executive said. "They wouldn't get similar value back [a third-rounder], 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." And the dispute has reinforced a harsh reality in trading for star players in contract years. "Teams will be nervous to make a trade for such a player if they don't want to pay him," a separate NFC exec said. "That was my first thought when Atlanta traded for [Matthew Judon], but it looks like he's comfortable playing it out, so I guess it's different. But if you make that move, you have to be prepared to do a deal in most cases."
Reddick reportedly wants a deal that similar to Danielle Hunter's, a two year $49 million deal with most of that guaranteed. It's not the worst deal for a guy that was a Pro Bowler last year and for a team that wants to win the Super Bowl right now. These are the kind of moves you make and the kind of moves Brad Holmes has hinted at the Lions making in the future. It would also fit what Lions head coach Dan Campbell said the Lions are looking for on Wednesday.
The Lions would be financially prepared to make that deal and like we said, with the ball in their court, they could get him for less since they're taking on everything. So here's a trade proposal the Lions could get Reddick for:
Lions get: Hassan Reddick
Jets get: 2025 fifth-round pick and James Houston
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Welcome to Week 7 of the Detroit Lions Mailbag. This is a big week for the Lions, they take on the NFC North leading Minnesota Vikings in a huge game, but there's also a lot of concern after losing Aidan Hutchinson, so get ready for questions about both of those things. Let's get into it. […]
