Despite failing to land a single snap for Aaron Rodgers‘ Jets, Haason Reddick has already requested a trade that sparked a strong response from his team. This unusual situation further caught the attention of many, and it seems like the former NFL player Chris Canty is one of them. The former Ravens‘ DL has expressed his views on the Jets-Reddick scenario.

“I don’t understand why people try to convince me that things are all of a sudden different with the Jets… no they ain’t, no they ain’t.“, per Canty on the ESPN Radio show of 13th August. And, why did he say so? Well, the former DL seems to see a difference in the Jets’ strategy of addressing Reddick’s trade request.

“But it’s the model for every team, that’s what every team in the NFL does. If I am trading for a player, I’m gonna pay the player.” is what Canty said in response to “The model for what the Jets should’ve done is actually what the Browns did with Deshaun Watson.” per the host of the UNSPORTSMANLIKE Radio show. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Watson is getting a 5-year, $230 million contract from the Browns. Well, it seems like the Browns did not wait for their QB to ask for a trade. But Canty had more to say.

“The Denver Broncos, when they got Russell Wilson, what did they do? They paid Russell Wilson,” said Canty while defending his take on the trade ‘model for every team‘. On 12th September 2022, Russell signed a 5-year, $242.6 million contract extension with a full $161 million guaranteed by the Broncos. And in return to that take from the Broncos, Russell wanted to stay with the Broncos for a longer time, “A marriage and you want to be here a long time,”. Furthermore, the former DL said that the Chicago Bears did a similar thing with Montes Sweat, who was traded to Chicago in the ‘middle of the season‘, “They immediately gave him a deal,”. In 2023, Sweat signed a $98 million contract extension with the Bears, while being at the halfway mark of the season.

Although Canty’s views on Aaron Rodgers’ Jets’ trade model seemed to be justified from his examples, you might be wondering why the Jets are not on the same page as the other teams regarding the contract extension of their player. It looks like a lot has been cooking between Haason Reddick and his team.

Haason Reddick’s trade request suffers a serious setback from the New York Jets

The Jets didn’t slow down while responding to Haason’s trade quest, “We have informed Haason that we will not trade him,” per GM Joe Douglas. Moreover, the GM further mentioned that Reddick was expected to be with his team at the training camp, as the Jets highlighted their focus for the coming season, “Our focus will remain on the guys we have here as we prepare for the regular season“. And Haason Reddick seemed to be on a different page.

Reddick has been digging his heels in and refused to attend training camps till his contract is extended. The standoff from his end has already attracted a whopping $1.7 million fine and lost bonuses. And this wasn’t the first time his request for a contract extension was turned down by a team. According to Haason, he has outperformed his deal with the Eagles. 11 sacks in 17 games and 5 fumble recoveries in the 2023 season with the Eagles, followed by a selection to play in 2 Pro Bowls might just add to his claim for a contract extension from the Eagles. And, now while being with the Jets, he feels that he already has outperformed the contract that was bought by the Jets, and thus demanding more.

Will the DE get his desired contract extension after the upcoming season? Let’s wait and watch.