Haason Reddick is still on the board, and Bleacher Report’s Alex Kay thinks the former Tampa Bay Buccaneers edge rusher belongs in the conversation with the NFL’s best unsigned defensive free agents.
Kay recently ranked the top remaining defensive free agents after Cameron Jordan returned to the New Orleans Saints, and Reddick made the list of five notable veterans still available. The last two seasons have gone sideways for the pass rusher, but Kay still sees enough upside for a team to roll the dice on the former Pro Bowler.
That optimism comes with a heavy dose of recent frustration. Reddick built his reputation as one of the league’s top edge defenders by posting four straight seasons with at least 11 sacks, but that run stalled after a contract dispute with the New York Jets in 2024. He was limited to 10 games that year and finished with just one sack before heading back into free agency.
His move to Tampa Bay was supposed to offer a clean reset. Instead, the 2025 season ended with only 2.5 sacks, and the Buccaneers moved on this offseason by drafting Rueben Bain Jr. and reworking their edge group.
Even so, Kay believes Reddick still has something to offer in the right spot. He pointed to the Dallas Cowboys as the best landing place, noting their track record of taking chances on proven veterans with recent concerns tied to performance or contract history.
In Kay’s view, Dallas wouldn’t be asking Reddick to carry the load. The idea would be for him to slot in behind the team’s top edge rushers, give the defense depth, serve as injury insurance, and provide a boost as a rotational pass rusher. With the Cowboys operating with limited salary-cap space, Kay also sees Reddick as the kind of low-cost move that could pay off if the fit is right.
No matter where he ends up, Kay’s bottom line is clear: Reddick has done enough in his career to warrant one more shot to show he can still make an NFL defense better.
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