On the day he sent his head coach packing, New York Jets owner Woody Johnson took the unusual step of making a public plea for holdout Haason Reddick to join the team.
Johnson, who addressed the Robert Saleh firing Tuesday on a conference call with reporters, was asked at the end of the call about Reddick’s absence.
“I don’t think any of us have seen anything like this, so I think you have to be part psychologist and some other [thing] to try to figure out what is actually going on,” Johnson said, commenting for the first time on the situation.
Johnson said they will welcome Reddick “with open arms,” adding that the Pro Bowl edge rusher “will find a very welcome locker room and he’ll be able to fit right in.”