Haason Reddick doesn’t have anything to say about his seven-game holdout, but the New York Jets pass rusher has a lot to say about Bill Belichick.
The latter of the two went on The Pat McAfee Show Monday and seemingly took aim — again — at the once disgruntled Temple product. In New York’s 25-22 loss to the New England Patriots in Week 8, Reddick was making his season debut after one of the stranger holdouts in recent NFL memory.
He didn’t leave much of a lasting impression, though, according to Belichick, he did run past the quarterback a few too many times. And it didn’t matter whether Drake Maye or Jacoby Brissett replaced the injured rookie, as Reddick created scramble lanes for the Patriots quarterbacks, according to Belichick.
Combined, the two rushed for 57 yards on six carries, which included a Maye 17-yard rushing touchdown.
“Just a lot of mistakes by the Jets in that game yesterday..
Haason Reddick came in the game and just ran by the Quarterback multiple times” ~ Bill Belichick#PMSLive https://t.co/3xNqmQVQjy pic.twitter.com/IafyY8GzAt
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) October 28, 2024
And Belichick wasn’t exactly making this up out of thin air.
And here’s Reddick (7) doing exactly what Belichick said on New England’s game-winning drive: https://t.co/uIdDqXCQKl pic.twitter.com/xHpYY3yOXo
— Chris Mason (@ByChrisMason) October 28, 2024
While Reddick refuses to talk about his holdout, which ended once he hired Drew Rosenhaus as his agent, he did talk about Belichick. Needless to say, he wasn’t a fan of the ex-New England Patriots head coach critiquing him yet again, as he previously referred to the former Philadelphia Eagles sack artist as a “problem.”
And not in a good way.
“You look at a team like Philadelphia … they’ve also put together a pretty good roster. They continue to make great moves, like signing Bryce Huff and trading away [Haason] Reddick, giving that problem to somebody else.”
— Bill Belichick when asked by Tom Brady what…
— Jeff McLane (@Jeff_McLane) September 18, 2024
Reddick expounded on his problem with Belichick, writing, “Aye someone call Bill Belichick and give him a job. Seems like he’s home bored and can’t keep me out of his mouth. Come up for air why don’t ya (no diddy).”
Aye someone call Bill Belichick and give him a job. Seems like he’s home bored and can’t keep me out of his mouth. Come up for air why don’t ya (no diddy) 😂.
— Haason 7 Reddick (blue check) (@Haason7Reddick) October 28, 2024
Belichick seemingly would like to coach again, but it won’t be for the Jets—nor will he employ Reddick on any of his future rosters.
About Sam Neumann
Since the beginning of 2023, Sam has been a staff writer for Awful Announcing and The Comeback. A 2021 graduate of Temple University, Sam is a Charlotte native, who currently calls Greenville, South Carolina his home. He also has a love/hate relationship with the New York Mets and Jets.