Assuming this relationship is already too far gone to be saved, the Jets can be smart to work the telephones on a possible commerce, even when they publicly say in any other case. If that occurs, which crew can be the perfect match for the disgruntled pass-rusher?
Arizona Cardinals
Any crew that trades for Reddick goes to want a whole lot of cap area obtainable with a view to prolong the sack artist, lest they need to run into the identical points with Reddick that the Jets have.
The Arizona Cardinals are loaded with obtainable cash beginning subsequent yr, with $90.7M free in cap area in 2025, which ranks third league-wide.
The rationale behind this transfer is pretty apparent: Reddick has familiarity with head coach Jonathan Gannon. The 2 labored collectively in Philadelphia in 2022, which simply so occurred to be the perfect yr of Reddick’s profession when he collected 16 sacks, 26 QB hits, 41 pressures, a league-leading 5 compelled fumbles and a fourth-place end in Defensive Participant of the Yr voting.
Of the 4 beginning defensive linemen on the crew (Zaven Collins, Bilal Nichols, Justin Jones, Dante Stills), no gamers have recorded even 15 sacks of their profession. Reddick has 50.5 within the final 4 seasons alone.
Reddick would immediately turn into the perfect pass-rusher on the Cardinals, and he’d assist Gannon set up his defensive system extra authoritatively after the crew completed twenty fifth in yards allowed final season.
The large subject with Arizona as a match for Reddick is that it is definitively rebuilding this yr, and presumably even longer than that. Reddick is nearing his thirtieth birthday and should not have many extra prime seasons left, and a rebuilding squad usually is not one to commerce future belongings for a man demanding an enormous contract.
Nevertheless, Reddick was a first-round choose for Arizona again in 2017, and he first found his Professional Bowl type with the crew in 2020. With a ton of familiarity within the desert, Reddick may jumpstart Gannon’s protection and safe himself a hefty payday within the course of.
