Jets’ Haasan Reddick to Lose Whopping Amount of Money for Missing 'MNF'

The All-Pro pass rusher is racking up quite a bill.
Reddick was traded by the Eagles to the Jets this past offseason.
Reddick was traded by the Eagles to the Jets this past offseason. / Denny Medley-Imagn Images

The New York Jets are set to take the field on Monday evening for their first game of the NFL regular season. Unsurprisingly, they will be doing so without Haason Reddick, who was acquired by the franchise over the offseason and then spent the entire summer holding out in an effort to secure a new contract. It's been quite a saga, and with the season kickoff around the corner, a solution is nowhere in sight.

Among the many ripple effects of the situation is how much money Reddick is losing. It was safe to assume it was a lot, but on Monday, ESPN's Adam Schefter informed the world just how much. And it is, indeed, a lot. What's more, the All-Pro pass rusher is set to take a massive fine for missing tonight's Monday Night Football matchup against the San Francisco 49ers.

Per Schefter, Reddick will be fined "nearly $800,000" for his absence in the season opener. And that's in addition to the $5 million-plus he's lost in fines for skipping all team activities this summer.

Talk about a steep price to pay. And it's all in an effort to earn more money!

At this stage, though, it's transparent that no fine is going to convince Reddick to suit up. He wants an amended or brand-new contract and nothing short of that will get him on the field. Tonight's result may play a factor in how the Jets choose to approach the situation going forward.


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LIAM MCKEONE

Liam McKeone is a senior writer for the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has been in the industry as a content creator since 2017, and prior to joining SI in May 2024, McKeone worked for NBC Sports Boston and The Big Lead. In addition to his work as a writer, he has hosted the Press Pass Podcast covering sports media and The Big Stream covering pop culture. A graduate of Fordham University, he is always up for a good debate and enjoys loudly arguing about sports, rap music, books and video games. McKeone has been a member of the National Sports Media Association since 2020.