Haason Reddick

BIOGRAPHY

Haason Reddick was born September 22, 1994, in Camden, New Jersey. He is a linebacker in the NFL. Reddick joined the Temple University football team as a walk-on in 2012. He was a running back and safety his freshman year. He redshirted for the 2012 season and saw his first game action in 2013. As a senior in 2016, he was named First Team All-AAC after recording 65 tackles and 10.5 sacks as a defensive end. The Arizona Cardinals selected Reddick in the first round (13th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft. He was the first linebacker selected in 2017 and one of three Temple players, along with Dion Dawkins and Nate Hairston. Reddick also surpassed Paul Palmer to become Temple's second-highest draft pick in history, being behind only John Rienstra who was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers with the ninth overall pick in the 1986 NFL Draft. On June 8, 2017, the Arizona Cardinals signed Haason Reddick to a fully guaranteed $13.4 million contract (duration four-year), with a confirmed $7.94 million signing bonus.

Throughout training camp, Reddick competed for a job as the starting inside linebacker against Deone Bucannon, Karlos Dansby, and Zaviar Gooden. He played the hybrid inside linebacker position after Bucannon suffered an ankle injury and missed a bulk of training camp. Head coach Bruce Arians named him the backup "money" linebacker behind Bucannon.

He made his professional regular-season debut and first career start in the Arizona Cardinals' season-opener at the Detroit Lions and recorded a season-high eight combined tackles in their 35-23 loss. Reddick earned the start after Bucannon was declared inactive due to an ankle injury. His first career tackle came on the Lions' first drive as he tackled Lions' running back Ameer Abdullah after a five-yard run in the first quarter. The following week, he collected seven combined tackles in the Cardinals' 16-13 win against the Indianapolis Colts. On November 5, 2017, Reddick was ejected for being involved in a skirmish with Carlos Hyde and finished the game with one solo tackle and a half a sack during their 20-10 victory over the San Francisco 49ers. He made his first career sack with Olsen Pierre, tackling quarterback C. J. Beathard in the first quarter. On November 10, Reddick was fined $9,115 for his role in the brawl. During a Week 14 matchup against the Tennessee Titans, Reddick made three combined tackles and made the first solo sack of his career on quarterback Marcus Mariota as the Cardinals' achieved a 12-7 victory. On March 18, 2021, Reddick signed a one-year contract with the Carolina Panthers.

On March 16, 2022, Reddick signed a three-year, $45 million contract with the Philadelphia Eagles. In Week 3 against the Washington Commanders, Reddick recorded 1.5 sacks including a forced fumble in the 24-8 win. The very next week, Reddick forced two sack-fumbles on Trevor Lawrence in the 29-21 win over the Jaguars, earning NFC Defensive Player of the Week. During the 2022 NFC Championship Game, Reddick recorded 2 sacks and forced a key fumble by San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy. Purdy's throwing arm was injured in the process of the strip sack, leading to his inability to throw the ball effectively; this ultimately contributed to the 49ers 31-7 loss to the Eagles.