Philadelphia Eagles win, New York Jets lose without Haason Reddick

Ben Brigandi

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Early returns are in on Haason Reddick’s departure this offseason. 

And, after the first week it’s Philadelphia Eagles 1, New York Jets 0.

There are no signs right now it’s going to change, though the Jets remain hopeful after their 32-19 opening loss Monday night in San Francisco. 

According to the New York Post, Jets coach Robert Saleh sidestepped Reddick’s absence on a Tuesday morning conference call. 

“Regardless of how I feel about it, we’ve got the guys who are here. We’re excited to work with the guys who are here. I’ll say it again: As soon as he walks through those doors, we’ll give him a big hug and give him a playbook and we can get rolling.”

Philadelphia didn’t appear to miss him completely Friday night in a 34-29 win over Green Bay in Brazil, though their pass rush ranked 22nd in the NFL through the first game, according to Pro Football Focus. There’s more room for defensive improvement when the Eagles meet Atlanta Monday night, when you consider they allowed 7.1 yards per play vs. the Packers, tied for the most in the league in the first weekend. The Texans and Ravens also allowed at least 7 yards per play in the past week.

The Jets’ pass rush ranked 26th after one game, though perhaps there’s more to their struggles than missing Reddick, especially when Niners’ reserve Jordan Mason put up Christian McCaffrey-like numbers with 28 carries for 147 yards and a score.

The Eagles sent Reddick to the Jets last spring for a conditional third-round pick. He then requested another trade during August as part of his holdout that’s kept him away from all of training camp. Fines for that holdout exceeded $2 million before the opener, according to ESPN calculations. 

Reddick played in Philadelphia from 2022-23 with 27 total sacks, including 16 in 2022. He also tied for the league lead with 5 forced fumbles that year. 

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Ben Brigandi

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Ben Brigandi is a lifelong professional in sports media, as a writer and editor. Career highlights include covering future pros in high school and even younger, from kicker Robbie Gould in high school to Jurickson Profar, Cody Bellinger, and others at the Little League World Series held in his neighborhood. Born and raised in central Pennsylvania, Ben graduated from Penn State with a degree in journalism and covered Nittany Lion games for nearly two decades after attending games as a kid growing up in Happy Valley. He’s seen the Eagles go from hated rivals to his boyhood favorite Washington Commanders to accepting their success as Dan Snyder ruined his fandom. One day, Ben dreams of again playing golf to a legit single-digit handicap, without either putting in the work or sinking pesky 3-foot putts.