Haason Reddick excited to play and move on from 'bizarre' 2025 that saw him have a notable holdout with the Jets after being traded to them.

As he settles in with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Haason Reddick looks back at this period in his career as “very bizarre” and “weird," and is ready to put the drama from his short stint with the New York Jets behind him.

Reddick’s own agency, CAA, also dropped him before his new agent, Drew Rosenhaus, negotiated an adjusted contract with the Jets of $9 million after he missed the first seven games of the 2024 season. Because he missed the preseason and seven games, Reddick forfeited $5.5 million of his $14.25 million base salary and was fined around $7 million.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ newest addition, Haason Reddick, opened up about his bizarre NFL season with the New York Jets.

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New #Bucs OLB Haason Reddick described his year with the NY Jets as “bizare” and “weird.” He said “but last year was last year,” and he’s ready to get back to being one of the NFL’s top pass rushers. pic.twitter.com/jiEjAOFRjx

OLB Haason Reddick, most recently of the New York Jets, signed a one-year deal with Tampa Bay on Thursday after producing 50.5 sacks from 2020-23 and hitting double digits in each of those four season

Haason Reddick's NFL career has been all over the place. The former Temple star busted with the Arizona Cardinals before reinventing himself elsewhere. Let's just say his one-year run with the New York Jets was just about as turbulent for him as Arizona.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are giving Haason Reddick a shot at rejuvenation via NFL free agency. Reddick delivered one sack with the New York Jets, after producing four straight double-digit campaigns.