Former Cardinals player Haason Reddick has found stardom since moving on from Arizona. The Philadelphia Eagles linebacker is set for Super Bowl 57.
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts fields questions from the media during Super Bowl Opening Night at Footprint CenterAs if he needed any reminders upon becoming the first player in NFL history to have 10 or more sacks in three consecutive seasons with three different teams, someone asked Eagles outside linebacker Haason Reddick what he’s learned about himself the past three years.
It's already been like a Hollywood story for Reddick, the former walk-on in college who didn’t know how long his career might last in the NFL following his first three seasons in Arizona. The Cardinals, after all, declined to pick up his fifth-year option before he finished the 2020 season with a team-high 12½ sacks.
Contrary to what you might have thought, he doesn’t harbor any ill will toward the Cardinals for letting him walk. “They saw my skill set at the Senior Bowl, they liked what they saw, and they wanted me at inside linebacker,” he said. “But this is the elite of the elite of the world and it’s hard to learn inside linebacker at this level and play it at a high level. It’s crazy on your mind. Your game knowledge, it has to hit so fast and it was just taking me some time at the end of the day.”
It couldn’t have gone much better for Reddick and the Eagles a couple weeks ago during the NFC Championship game against the 49ers. He barreled through blockers for two sacks, a tackle for loss, forced a fumble and recovered a fumble. One of the biggest plays was a game-changing hit on quarterback Brock Purdy when he struck Purdy’s arm, forcing a fumble and forcing the QB out of the game with a serious elbow injury.
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