Haason Reddick enters the 2025 season looking to reestablish himself as one of the NFL’s premier edge rushers. After four straight years of double-digit sack totals from 2020 to 2023, including a career-high 16.0 sacks in 2022, Reddick’s production took a sharp dip in 2024.
However, the drop wasn’t due to a lack of effort or decline in ability. It was the result of a turbulent year with the New York Jets, albeit self-induced.
After being traded from Philadelphia to New York in the 2024 offseason, Reddick’s tenure with the Jets was rocky from the start. A contract dispute led to a prolonged holdout, causing him to miss OTAs, training camp, preseason, and the first six games of the regular season. When he did return, the Jets were in full-blown crisis mode. The team had already fired head coach Robert Saleh and GM Joe Douglas midseason, and Reddick was thrust into a broken system with no rhythm or role stability. In six appearances, he managed just half a sack and eight total tackles.
It was a far cry from his usual impact, but coaches and analysts alike attributed the decline to organizational dysfunction as the true culprit.
Now with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on a one-year, $14 million deal, Reddick has the chance to hit reset. Tampa offers a defensive minded coaching staff, spearheaded by Todd Bowles, a strong defensive core with Yaya Diaby mirroring him on the opposite side as well as Calijah Kancey and Vita Vea anchoring the line, so Reddick should benefit from more one-on-one opportunities on the edge.
Prediction: Reddick rebounds in 2025 with 11.0 sacks
This article originally appeared on Bucs Wire: 2025 Tampa Bay Buccaneers projections: How many sacks will Haason Reddick have in 2025?
Reporting by Ashlie Abrahams, Buccaneers Wire / Bucs Wire
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