Tampa Bay will introduce their newest edge rusher Friday.
No, Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles wasn’t pounding the podium Thursday talking about how excited he is with the addition of pass rusher Haason Reddick. Surely he’ll do so soon. But this time it was General Manager Jason Licht that talked of the team’s excitement after signing the veteran outside linebacker.
“We’re excited to add a competitor like Haason, who has proven himself to be among the league’s most-impactful pass rushers. His ability to get after the quarterback and disrupt offenses is exactly what we were looking to add to our defense,” said Buccaneers General Manager Jason Licht. “He is a defensive playmaker who has a familiarity with our defensive scheme and possesses a unique pass rushing skillset that will be a great fit for us.”
Reddick has appeared in 124 career games between the Arizona Cardinals, Carolina Panthers, Philadelphia Eagles and New York Jets, making 83 starts and compiling 419 tackles (71 for loss), 102 quarterback hits, 59.0 sacks (14 strip sacks), 20 passes defensed, 18 forced fumbles and five fumble recoveries. The eighth-year pro has also started all four of his career postseason games, totaling 10 tackles (two for loss), six quarterback hits, 3.5 sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.
Dating back to the 2020 season, Reddick has posted four seasons with double-digit sacks, tied for the second-most in the NFL and trailing only Myles Garrett (five). His 51.5 sacks across the past five seasons are the sixth-most in the NFL over that span, trailing only T.J. Watt, Myles Garrett, Trey Hendrickson, Nick Bosa and Micah Parsons. Reddick has recorded 15 forced fumbles since 2020 – the second-most in the NFL– including a league-leading 14 strip sacks across that time.
He originally entered the league as a first-round pick (No. 13 overall) by the Arizona Cardinals in the 2017 NFL Draft. The Haddon Heights, New Jersey, native played collegiately at Temple University (2013-16).
(Parts of the report comes courtesy of the Buccaneers Communications Department.)