Woody Johnson says the Jets have given Haason Reddick permission to seek trade

NEW YORK — A day after changing agencies, pass rusher Haason Reddick has been given permission to seek a trade, Jets owner Woody Johnson announced during the NFL fall meetings in Atlanta on Tuesday.

The Eagles traded Reddick to the Jets last March, but he has not played this season because of a contract dispute. He is in the final year of a three-year, $45 million contract he signed in 2022, but Reddick is seeking a long-term deal.

According to sources, before the trade was made, the Jets offered Reddick a contract extension, which would have increased his salary from the $14.25 million he was scheduled to receive in 2024. But the 30-year-old declined the offer.

Drew Rosenhaus, who owns Rosenhaus Sports, and Ryan Matha now represent Reddick after he was dropped by Creative Artists Agency last week. Rosenhaus attended the Jets’ 23-20 loss to the Bills on Monday night and met with Jets officials.

“We look forward to working with the Jets to get this resolved as soon as possible,” Rosenhaus said to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. “Haason would like to be a New York Jet for years to come and our goal is to make that happen.”

After being traded to the Jets, Reddick did not attend spring OTAs and was fined for missing mandatory minicamp. He also did not report to the Jets’ facility for training camp on July 24 and was placed on the reserve/did not report list.

On Aug. 12, Reddick requested a trade, but general manager Joe Douglas said in a statement that they would not grant his request.

Despite his holdout, the Jets offered Reddick a reworked one-year deal that would’ve made him more than the $14.25 million base salary he was scheduled to receive, according to sources. It would have given Reddick a chance to earn back the money he lost in fines and become a free agent after the 2024 season.

Reddick declined the reworked contract.

He has zero guaranteed money remaining on his contract. Reddick has forfeited $791,666 per game, which totaled around $4.7 million in missed game checks. This doesn’t include the more than $5 million in non-waivable fines Reddick is also responsible for.

During a conference call discussing Robert Saleh’s firing, Johnson pleaded with Reddick to end his holdout and report to the Jets.

“I don’t think any of us have seen anything like this so, I think you have to be part psychologist and some other ‘gist to try to figure out what is actually going on,” Johnson said. “I hope that the young man can come to the team, we would like to have Haason here. We welcome him with open arms.

“When he gets here he will find a very welcome locker room and he will be able to fit right in, but he has got to get here first, so Haason get in your car, drive down I-95 and come to the New York Jets. We can meet you and give you an escort right in the building and you will fit right in and you are going to love it here and you are going to feel welcome and you are going to accomplish great things with us.”

The NFL trade deadline is Tuesday, Nov. 5.