CAA, the talent and sports agency, is parting ways with their client Jets passer rusher Haason Reddick, according to multiple reports.
Reddick, who is currently the only NFL player engaged in a holdout, has tallied millions in fines as he has not reported to the team during a contract dispute that appears to not be coming close to a conclusion.
The report the agency has dropped their client comes two days after Jets owner Woody Johnson urged the pass rusher to end his holdout and report to the team.
“When [Reddick] gets here, he’ll find a very welcome locker room, and he’ll be able to fit right in, but he’s gotta get here first,” Johnson said on Tuesday. “So, Haason, get in your car, drive down 95, and come to the New York Jets.
“We can meet you and give you an escort right into the building, and you’ll fit right in, and you’ll love it here, and you’re gonna feel welcome, and you’re gonna accomplish great things with us.”
Reddick began his holdout in June when he did not report the Jets’ mandatory minicamp, a decision that SNY’s NFL Insider Connor Hughes said was a decision that came from the player and not his representation.
In mid-September, Hughes reported that there had been some conversations between Jets general manager Joe Douglas and Reddick’s then-agent Tory Dandy in recent weeks. However, from Hughes’ understanding, nothing really came of those talks.
Reddick last spoke with Douglas on April 1, the day he held his introductory news conference after the trade with the Philadelphia Eagles became official.
“I’m happy to be around a group of guys like this, a talented roster such as this one,” Reddick said in April about joining a talented Jets defense. “It’s gonna be fun, man. I don’t think anybody’s ready for what’s about to happen, but it’s gonna be fun and it’s gonna be fun to watch as well.”
Of course, that day, Reddick, in the final year of his contract, said “all options are open” as far as an extension with New York, but he is leaving the contract talk for his agent and the Jets GM.
