Disgruntled linebacker Haason Reddick turned down a one-year contract offer from the New York Jets earlier this offseason, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.

Rapoport reported Sunday that the Jets were willing to give Reddick an amended deal that increased his salary and allowed him to recoup his forfeited earnings during his postponement.

“The parties believed an amicable resolution would be reached to allow the pass rusher to play for the Jets, earn his money back and have the opportunity to earn money again this offseason with a big 2024 on a defense which coaches say is perfect for him,” Rapoport said. reported. “Yet Reddick refused to sign the deal.”

The NFL Insider noted that Reddick has until Week 13 to emerge and join the Jets, otherwise his contract could take a toll and he would remain with New York through 2025 instead of hitting free agency to go. Rapoport even went so far as to hypothesize that the two-time Pro Bowler could retire outright in the absence of a long-term deal.

To say Reddick overplayed his hand would probably be an understatement.

In the beginning, it made sense in theory to make a raw deal with the Jets. If New York were to get off to a disappointing start, general manager Joe Douglas could become desperate enough to either meet the 30-year-old’s asking price or at least get close enough to make the deal attractive.

Well, we’re just about there with the Jets sitting at 2-3 and having fired head coach Robert Saleh, but no agreement with Reddick in sight yet. Regarding a possible long-term contract, Rapoport wrote that “it appears there is no market for such a deal at this time.”

As a result, the veteran edge rusher will lose a $792,000 game check for each week he is absent, which is on top of millions in fines incurred during the offseason.

Creative Artists Agency has reportedly dropped Reddick as a client as well, which makes for bad optics and means he no longer has formal representation to continue negotiations with the Jets.

The story also calls into question whether the Jets could do that put him in a trade before the November 5 deadline. If he wasn’t willing to sign an improved one-year contract with New York, it’s hard to see why he would extend that courtesy to another franchise.