Darrelle Revis Wants a Contract Extension
by Matt Birch on May 14, 2010 3:10 PM EDT
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PrintThe "Real" 2009 DPOY wants a long-term contract extension.
#24, Darrelle Revis, the Jets shutdown CB and arguably the most-talented CB in the NFL with a very bright future in store, is looking for some security.
The All-Pro corner is entering the fourth year of his six-year deal in which he has already been paid $14 million. This upcoming season, though, he is set to make only $1 million.
Unfortunately, Revis has said he will hold out on his contract if the Jets do not provide a new deal for him. This, according to ESPN.Com:
"I don't know," he [Revis] said. "I guess we'll figure it out when July 31 comes. As of right now, we have a bunch of months to get things done. We'll see. I trust those guys. But I also know this is a business as well. [But] we believe them at their word. If you go back on your word, in general, in world society, when you go back on your word, it's a problem. It's just a problem."
The Jets have the option of buying back the final two years of Revis’ contract for $10 million.
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Pay that man his money.
Strikeouts are boring- Besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls - it's more democratic.
Don't get me wrong...
They should lock him up for the next 6 or 7 years but saying,
“If you go back on your word, in general, in world society, when you go back on your word, it’s a problem. It’s just a problem,”
is a tad bit hypocritical when you are arguing about a contract that you agreed to and are now threatening to not fulfill based on wanting more.
Revis, Mangold, and Ellis want extenstions
100% No Doubt give Revis his money! (front loaded during the uncapped year maybe?)
Mangold should also be locked up, maybe not as many years as Revis, but definitely make him happy.
Ellis, I don’t think a contract extension would be a good idea at this point. He is getting up there in age, he has definitely been on the decline.
Rex and Tanny know all this, they will make the right moves.
Harris is another guy we need to lock up
The only issue is, I don’t know what kind of money Woody is sinking into the Jets. I know it is an uncapped year, but that doesn’t mean infinite money. Would any team just be able to give out 3 large contracts simultaneously?
Agree, Agree, Disagree
I think Ellis has been pretty consistent actually. He seems to be a solid player and probably our most reliable DLineman. Our DLinemen are supposed to occupy blockers and he still had 6.5 sacks.
But Ellis has reached an age where skills rapidly diminish and his production isn’t enough for him to leverage a new contract (like Revis/Mangold). Why not let him play for his next contract? There’s no incentive for signing him now. If he holds out, so what. We could cope. But if a guy like Revis/Mangold hold out it could be devistating.
hey the guy is smart
right now the Jets need him big time. He had an awesome season, and they want him to teach the #1 pick. He can get big money. Who knows what happens in 2 years or next season. He coul dget hurt, Wilson could be good enough to let revis go elsewhere.
get paid while you can
If i were Revis i would hold out too. He’s in a position where he has no choice but to exploit his current status, he’ll never be more needed or revered than he his now.
Come on bro. You’re calling Ellis a crybaby because he’s ASKING for an extension since he’s in a contract year and the Jets haven’t done right by him. Now Revis is bitching about playing out the contract HE SIGNED, and threatening to hold out on the team, and you think we should pay him? I say F Revis. He’s obviously more valuable than Ellis but that isn’t the point. This is a scummy angle to take on the team that made him a household name to football fans.
by nationalist88 on May 14, 2010 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions
I say F Revis
I think you would be in the vast minority.
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Unfortunately when you can get Leon’ed and be grossly injured at any time, and when the team can cut you at any time (dishonoring the contract), when you get the kind of leverage Revis has you have to cash in on it. If Ellis had a monster year and had the leverage, I would commend him. But since he has none, and he knows it, and since there’s a long line of young studs ahead of him, he should keep his whiny mouth shut.
Long line of young studs? Who are you referring to? Regardless, young or old, Ellis is the best DE on this team. I don’t even know who else you could make a sane argument for.
And how is he whining? He wants financial stability for the same reasons you stated Revis does, only Ellis isn’t threatening to sit. Ellis’ agent requested a contract. Revis’ agent is demanding one, complete with an ultimatum. So who’s whining again?
by nationalist88 on May 15, 2010 1:20 AM EDT up reply actions
Long line of young studs: Revis, Mangold, Harris, Ferguson.
Revis is threatening to sit because he was promised a new contract this summer.
Ellis is whining bc he knows he’s not only not goingto get a contract, but the Jets will trade him if they can get anything for him. Thats standard operating procedure for guys his age and he knows it. He knows all about the 30% rule and the above-mentioned young studs waiting for their new deals. He really has no business asking for a contract or talking about his situation in the media at all. He has no leverage and everybody knows it and nobody is going to give him a contract this summer, its not just the Jets.
Ellis and his agent both know that he’ll either be playing for the Jets this year or he’ll be traded to a contender bc only a good team would take a flyer on a guy at his age in the last year of his deal. It is what it is, and he should shut up and play for his next contract. He thinks he has some leverage bc he was like a 5th alternate for the Pro Bowl last year and actually played in the game. He didn’t deserve to be there and the fact that he’s trying to use it as leverage is an absolute joke.
Nobody on your long list of young studs plays DE, do they? IDK, it just doesn’t make sense to me how a fan of this team could turn on a guy like Ellis. The guy bleeds green. And everything you’re citing him for is EXACTLY what Revis is doing, but Revis gets a pass because he’s a better player? Revis isn’t using his breakout year as leverage? Please. Ellis has done everything asked of him and more at an above average level under what, 4 different coaches? He’s been a cornerstone of this defense. In first rate NFL organizations, that counts for something.
Remember when Herm was coach and we gave a contract to that safety who had brain damage and couldn’t even play? What a tremendous gesture by the team; something you’d expect from a classy organization that fans could be proud of, ala Pittsburgh, NY Giants, Green Bay. The moves we’ve made this offseason have been anything but, loading the roster with behavior cases and replacing hard working leaders with big name has-beens who don’t produce anymore. Everyone screaming pay me now is exactly what you get when players have zero faith in what they’re being promised by team management.
by nationalist88 on May 15, 2010 6:15 PM EDT up reply actions
From what I read, the last 2 years of the contract will be voided because of a playing time clause in it. The Jets have an option to purchase those 2 years back at $20 million so technically this is the last year of Revis contract and he going to be grossly underpaid at around $1 million. And after seeing what happened to Leon Washington, I would hold out as well. A freak injury happens and you know the Jets are not buying those final two years back,
Ok I get the potential injury factor, and if you’re right about those last two years that’s a different story. At first glance it looked to me like Revis was threatening a holdout after one lights out season when he owed us 2 more years from his rookie deal (that we paid him when he was nobody). That stuff chaps my ass; like how T.O. started acting with San Fran the first year he made a name for himself.
by nationalist88 on May 15, 2010 1:08 AM EDT up reply actions
lmao i have to post this even tho its nba relative its just so heart warming lmao!
http://www.break.com/index/we-are-lebron-video.html
aint it funny how they take shots when Cleveland sucks period sports wise lol
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