Haason Reddick cannot stay out of the headlines for off-field reasons.
In response to former Bill Belichick criticizing him on The Pat McAfee Show, the New York Jets’ edge rusher took to Twitter with an… interesting comment.
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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
What could have possibly prompted Reddick to make this type of statement?
On The Pat McAfee Show, the former Patriots head coach levied some criticism at the star edge rusher.
“Haason Reddick came in the game and just ran by the quarterback multiple times. Whether it was Drake Maye or Jacoby Brissett, he created those scramble lanes that the Patriots took advantage of.”
"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
It is not surprising to see Belichick rip the Jets. The former Patriots head coach loved to torment the Jets on and off the field, whether it was running up the score or making moves to spite New York. As a media personality, Belichick has not changed his methods much.
The outlier in this situation is Reddick. Despite Belichick’s accurate sentiments, Reddick took offense and sent a vulgar tweet at the former coach to defend himself (and that is without acknowledging the final part of the post, which would warrant a whole article or discussion by itself).
Even worse, though, is that this post is a microcosm of the Jets in 2024.
Instead of focusing on improving their play on the field, it seems that parts of the roster are sometimes more concerned with shaping the narrative around them. Aaron Rodgers’s words have evidently not fully resonated; the Jets have seemingly not fully locked into keeping the noise out of the building, at least in the case of Reddick and Sauce Gardner earlier in the season.
I am all for players expressing their opinions and sharing their feelings. However, knowledge, context, and situational awareness are needed, too. The Jets are not in a position to try to clap back at detractors on social media and need to focus on winning games. Otherwise, this season will continue to go from bad to worse.
