6 Things to Know About New Jets Edge Rusher Haason Reddick.
He’s One Tough Owl Who Likes His Music, His Community and Just Perhaps His New Home Stadium.
Haason Reddick, a.k.a. Haas and Hammer, besides being one of the top edge rushers in the NFL with double-digit sacks in each of his past four seasons, is also an interesting, community-minded, Eastern U.S. kind of guy. Here are six things to know about the new Jet, who officially became a Jet on Monday following last week’s reported trade with the Eagles.
Music to His Ears
Reddick is musically inclined. As an Eagle, he said his “desired talent” as “playing the piano” and he has a long list of favorite musicians, from Drake and Lil’ Baby to Michael Jackson and Sam Cooke.
And in 2022, Reddick provided vocals on the Christmas album A Philly Special Christmas. This was the debut studio recording by The Philly Specials, one of whose members is recently retired C Jason Kelce. The album consists of covers of classic holiday songs and features duets with Eagles play-by-play announcer Merrill Reese and players including QB Jalen Hurts and Reddick. More than $250,000 has been raised from the album, with all proceeds going toward Philly’s Children’s Crisis Treatment Center.
Huge in the Community
The album segues into another Reddick personality trait, which is helping his community.
He donated $15,000 in toys to 200 families in Camden, NJ, for Christmas 2021. He supports the American Cancer Society to honor his grandmother, a breast cancer survivor, as well as Everytown for Gun Safety, both causes through the NFL’s My Cause, My Cleats program. He has hosted youth football camps. No surprise, then, that he said that at the top of his “bucket list,” he’d like to “run a successful non-profit.”
Promoter of Clean Energy
Reddick even worries about his community when it’s his teammates. In 2022 he entered into a partnership investment with R7, the “clean energy drink” people who released their brand into the retail and online marketplace that summer. To show his commitment to the product, he reportedly drank two cans of R7 daily during the ’22 season.
“I am super excited to be a proud investor and partner in the R7 brand!” he said. “The entire team put a great deal of thought and science into the formulation of the product, so pro athletes like me and others can consume an energy drink that will fuel their everyday performance without harmful additives.”
