Philadelphia Eagles linebacker and Camden, N.J. Haason Reddick had a career-high 16 sacks this season.
last March, believes credit is past due amid his havoc-wreaking homecoming. His five forced fumbles are tied for the best in the league, but he was not named one of the five finalists for defensive player of the year.
At 11, Reddick, who grew up in the McGuire Gardens Houses on Camden’s east side, played up on a team of 12-year-olds. He started on the B team and wanted to play tailback. But, who also would go on to play in the NFL, was ahead of him in that stable. Still, Reddick remained confident. In the team photograph, he had the most cocksure smile of the 25 boys and tilted his head so that the cameraman captured the diamond stud in his left ear.
He feared he did not have enough film to draw full scholarship offers, and he was right. He enrolled at Temple across the Delaware River, walked on as a defensive back and reunited with Brown, an assistant coach. Brown recalls Reddick punishing starting cornerbacks as a scout team member whose mother had to take a loan so he could have a university meal plan.
Reddick kept charging forward. When head coach Steve Addazio departed, Reddick, who stood 6-foot-1, 225 pounds, found a fit as safety under new coach Matt Rhule. Gaining muscle and confidence, he pivoted to outside linebacker before settling in as an edge rusher. He wore No. 7 during his senior season collected 22.5 tackles for loss and 10 1/2 sacks. He logged a game-high nine tackles at the Senior Bowl, ran the 40-yard dash in 4.
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