Less than a week before the New York Jets’ first game, it’s an exciting time as the team looks to find the most success it has in over a decade.

However, one clear issue remains unsolved: the Haason Reddick drama. Reddick has yet to show up to anything for the Jets, a major concern as the season approaches.

Reddick signed a New York helmet earlier in the week, and while that doesn’t mean anything, it has led to some being hopeful that he’d show up. A day later, he wasn’t in the building.

He’s already been fined millions, but it doesn’t seem to bother the Pro Bowl edge.

For someone seeking a contract, it’s an interesting decision not to show up. If he doesn’t play for the entire year and the Jets don’t move him, the chances of getting paid are even slimmer.

No team in the NFL, including New York, would give a player who missed an entire season a massive contract.

It’s always possible that the situation gets resolved in the coming days, whether the Jets trade him or he comes in ready to play.

Nonetheless, Kristopher Knox of Bleacher Report named him the most likely trade candidate entering Week 1, focusing on the ongoing saga.

Knox listed landing spots for Reddick, which included the San Francisco 49ers.

“The New York Jets didn’t secure an extension with pass-rusher Haason Reddick when they acquired him in a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles. This has led to a notable standoff between the two parties… The Jets are rapidly running out of time, and Reddick is the most obvious trade candidate on our board. Unlike Ja’Marr Chase and Trent Williams, he’s a holdout who has never played a down with his current team. He’s also an accomplished pass-rusher who could help practically any defense—except, perhaps, New York’s.”

The 49ers have been hesitant to pay their own players, but recently got deals done for two important pieces to their team.

Reddick could land a contract with them if they believe he’s the missing defensive player on their roster, but they have some tough decisions to make in the future, so the chances of that happening seem slim.

With the year right here, it gets tougher by the day to see New York’s plan. Reddick clearly doesn’t want to be here, and if he doesn’t show up before Monday’s game, the Jets have to figure something out.

A chef who starred in the Netflix limited series “You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment” is speaking out after suffering a racially charged attack in San Francisco on Sunday.  

Wendy Drew was leaving Cafe Terminus in the Financial District around 9:30 p.m. after a business meeting when a man called her a racial slur. When Drew, who is Black, proceeded to ask the man why he referred to her in that way, she said he hit her across the head.  

“This guy, a regular-looking guy, walked by and called me the N-word,” Drew said.

Drew, who was born in South Africa, then proceeded to pull the suspect into the Drumm Street liquor store, where they continued to fight.  

Surveillance footage from the store showed Drew being held down by the suspect, identified as Irvin Rivera-Lara, and repeatedly punching her. Footage shows that as the pair tussled near a fridge, a customer pepper-sprayed Rivera-Lara.

The suspect then stands and attempts to leave. Drew tried to prevent him from leaving the store but was pushed aside.  

“Call 911! I kept screaming. I said,’“You’re not getting away. You are going to jail today,’” Drew said.

Outside the store, Drew’s boyfriend and others at Cafe Terminus ran out and held the man down until police arrived, according to Drew.  

She was then transported to a local hospital and had a gash near her eye glued shut.  

“I’m really grateful that although I was being beaten, I was thinking, ‘How do I get this person off the streets?’” she said.

Rivera-Lara. 31, was then arrested on suspicion of assault likely to cause significant bodily injury, committing a hate crime, and providing false information to an officer.

Last year, he was arrested for attacking the co-owner of a Haight Street sandwich shop after being confronted for urinating on trash cans nearby.

According to the late night reporting of Jeff Passan of ESPN, the San Francisco Giants and third baseman Matt Chapman are in agreement on a six-year extension worth $151 million. It also wipes out the final two years of his current deal and keeps Chapman from opting out. The deal will begin in 2025, Chapman’s age 32 season.

Sometime in 2019, the Oakland A’s reportedly made Chapman a $150 million offer over the span of ten seasons, which he rejected. With this agreement with the Giants, Chapman has officially made the right choice, financially speaking, in not taking that deal with the A’s.

Chapman has proven to be one of the better bats in San Francisco’s lineup, batting .247 with a .333 OBP and a 118 wRC+, which is roughly in line with what he was producing the past two seasons with the Toronto Blue Jays. He ranks 13th in baseball in fWAR among hitters, collecting 4.5 wins above replacement, slotting him right behind Yordan Alvarez.

For A’s fans, this has to feel a bit strange. The guy that they were hoping would be their long-term answer at third base is now set to play for the rival Giants, likely to finish out his career. While he’s doing that he’ll be managed by Bob Melvin, who brought a whole lot of winning to the East Bay for a decade.

This move may be calculated by the Giants. Obviously Chapman has been a terrific addition to the roster, but he is also beloved on the other side of the Bay. With the Oakland A’s set to leave town for Sacramento following the 2024 season, this could be San Francisco’s way of trying to get those abandoned A’s fans to dip their toes in to being Giants fans.

If that is the case, it wouldn’t be a bad move by the Giants as they attempt to take full advantage of the entire Bay Area.