Jets defensive end Haason Reddick and quarterback Aaron Rodgers are not attending minicamp in what coach Robert Saleh described as 'inexcused' absences.
Rich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for the New York Daily News and is a graduate of Syracuse University. You can follow him via Twitter @RichCimini.didn't report Tuesday for the start of the team's two-day minicamp, escalating a contract dispute between the Jets and their biggest offseason acquisition.
It creates a poor optic for the Jets, who are so committed to Reddick as an every-down player that they traded longtime starting endin free agency to the Eagles, who gave the 26-year-old pass-rusher a three-year, $51 million contract, including a $34 million guarantee. The Eagles preferred to invest in the younger Huff than reinvesting in Reddick, who was given permission to seek a trade.
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