Jets will at long last get first taste of Haason Reddick in critical Patriots matchup

After sitting retired 7 games, Haason Reddick will yet beryllium connected nan section successful a Jets azygous Sunday against nan Patriots.

The erstwhile Eagles linebacker, who ended his statement holdout Sunday and reported to nan squad Monday, went done a walk-through Wednesday and 2 afloat practices Thursday and Friday.

The Jets wanted to springiness Reddick a fewer days to settle successful earlier confirming his availability.

After Friday’s practice, interim caput coach Jeff Ulbrich confirmed Reddick is group for Sunday.

“He had a bully week pinch us,” Ulbrich said. “You know, he’s conscionable specified an knowledgeable guy. [He’s] been successful truthful galore systems and to prime up ours was not ace difficult for him. So, he did a bully occupation of that and put successful that other clip to study it and physically looked bully retired there.”

Ulbrich added location will beryllium nary snap-count limit, that nan Jets scheme to “play it by ear.”

“Although he hasn’t been doing a full batch of shot worldly successful a shot capacity, he’s been doing a batch of position circumstantial worldly pinch walk unreserved specialists,” Ulbrich said. “He’s been doing conditioning, lifting, obviously, we’ll conscionable benignant of play it by ear. A large portion of that will conscionable beryllium [to] observe him connected crippled time and spot what he is tin of doing.”

Reddick is connected a reworked statement that will recoup immoderate of nan $12 cardinal successful fines and missed crippled checks he accumulated during his holdout.

He arrives astatine a modulation clip for nan Jets, who person seen a batch of changes since nan past clip they played nan Patriots, beating them 24-3 successful Week 3.

Robert Saleh has been fired and Davante Adams has been added to nan database of Aaron Rodgers’ options successful an effort to spark nan struggling offense.

Now, they’re welcoming a teammate who was expected to person arrived months earlier.

Nevertheless, Ulbrich said it was “one of nan amended weeks” astir nan Jets campy pinch respect to mentation aft an embarrassing 37-15 nonaccomplishment to nan Steelers.

The defense should besides get a boost by nan return from injuries by cornerbacks Michael Carter II (back) and DJ Reed (groin).

Sauce Gardner said having Reddick — who had 50.5 sacks nan past 4 seasons — alongside Will McDonald, who is 2nd successful nan convention pinch 8 sacks, and two-time Pro Bowl protect tackle Quinnen Williams, will thief nan secondary, knowing quarterbacks won’t person agelong to find receivers.

“Very humble. Very humble dude,” Gardner said of Reddick. “He conscionable came present fresh to learn. Not cocky aliases thing for illustration that. I met him astatine nan Pro Bowl a infinitesimal ago, truthful I was already acquainted pinch him. He adds a lot, you know. Pass unreserved to get to nan backmost nary matter what it is, recovered a measurement to get to nan backmost and being effective successful nan tally crippled arsenic well. He offers a batch of versatility.”

The Jets will request it arsenic they look a virtual must-win crippled if they want to still make a playoff run.