Darrelle Revis Contract Saga Update: #24 WILL Hold Out if Necessary

by Matt Birch on Jul 9, 2010 11:10 AM EDT

So it's been over a week, and not one update on Darrelle Revis and the status of his contract! Until today, of course.

This is probably a surprise to no one, and it certainly isn't a coincidence that D'Brickashaw Ferguson was recently awarded a long-term deal. That made Brick the first of the "core four" to receive a new contract, and in doing that, the Jets front office created a domino effect which may spread to Revis, Mangold, and Harris (in that order).

Yeah, that's not good.

The Jets are slated to report to Cortland for training camp on Aug. 1. The team that made some bold moves during the offseason is looking to build chemistry with their new-look squad.

Unfortunately, Darrelle Revis did not get that memo (even though he is the best CB on the planet), and, according to sources, is willing to sit out training camp if he isn't awarded a reworked deal by that time.

Just when we thought the issue had died down, it has reared its ugly head again. Manish Mehta, in his article, explained it as "Revis isn't bluffing."

He's exactly right (per usual) --- Revis has taken a firm stance, and shown he won't budge on the issue. Now that D'Brickashaw received his deal, Revis will not rest until he gets his.

So will the Jets FO play with fire again and push back?
And is Revis just bluffing here? [I don't think this is the case though... he seems serious.]

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I know this is unlikely...

…but what would happen if Harris got the next contract? He’s been quiet too, right? What if they’re being awarded based on good behavior?

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by Richard Hill on Jul 9, 2010 11:34 AM EDT reply actions

What if they’re being awarded based on good behavior?

That’s actually a really interesting theory, didn’t think about that. Certainly a possibility, and if Harris is next to get it you’ll be spot on.

I think Revis has the Jets FO by the balls here though as they’re not willing to lose him for the season, and he will be the next to get a deal. But we’ll see, Mike T. and the gang have done crazier!

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by Matt Birch on Jul 9, 2010 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions

I don’t agree that this is a behavioral thing. These guys are grown men. Ferguson got signed first because it was the easiest and Brick was the most cooperative (He was also drafter higher than anyone else, so his pay was nice to begin with.)

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by Ryan Alfieri on Jul 9, 2010 1:00 PM EDT up reply actions

I disagree that Revis has them by anything....

We all know that Revis is one of the best (possibly THE best CB) in the league. But if he holds out, or sits out, the only person he damages is himself.

You guys have a lot of quality depth at the position, and under Rex’s defense, they will play above their face value. So if Revis does choose to sit out, and the defense still performs well? What does that do to his value.

The Jets hold all of the ace’s in this hand. Not only is Revis under contract (for another 2-3 years I believe), but they have stocked themselves nicely at the position….and no matter what hapens, he’s still under contract with the Jets.

So there I was.....asleep when it happened.....the buzzing of the blackberry woke me up....still groggy, I rubbed my eyes, and read the incoming email.
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by Fr8Train on Jul 9, 2010 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions

Exactly

If he holds out he will delay his free agency for a year, which I doubt he would sacrifice.

by secret defense on Jul 9, 2010 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions

I disagree there :)

A player of his caliber is never ever going to see Free Agency anyway. So for him, sitting out doesn’t really cost him anything. He could sit out as long as he wants, because there is no way he’ll ever hit Free Agency.

It would be like Manning or Andre Johnson sitting out. These are players that will NEVER EVER see the light of day when it comes to Free Agency…..unless its in the twilight of their careers (ala Joe Montana, Brett Fav-rah, etc)

by Fr8Train on Jul 9, 2010 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions

Can someone please tell me something. . . .

Is this really an issue? Is it possible that Revis will demand a trade if things don’t look his way? Will Revis perform the same that he has last year in this upcoming season? Whats the deal here, will this really ruin us and our chances this year? I am seriously asking the opinions of anyone who happens to see this. This Revis situation is really freaking me out. Thats all we need now, our best player to ruin the team. God help us. . .

by MarcoPolo89 on Jul 9, 2010 11:53 AM EDT reply actions

I don’t think it’ll ruin the season. It won’t be so great without him, but as Rex said, although not an exact quote, “We’ll go to war with who we’ve got.” We don’t want to think about that though.

It’ll be tough for Revis to outperform what he did last year, but maybe losing out on the DPOY will be a good motivation. I’m sure he’ll want to show the world he is undisputedly the best defender in all of sports.

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by dvdvil on Jul 9, 2010 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions

best defender

I hope you are right. But I thought this was a TEAM sport.. If he was not on the Jets with Rex Idk if there would be a “best defender in ALL sports” discussion. Let him go to another team with no pass rush or no run D. That is why it is insane to blow up the team salary cap for him. 10-12 million /year is fair, especially with 3 years left on his contract.

by KZL on Jul 9, 2010 5:54 PM EDT up reply actions

Revis will play as a Jet this year. The question is when he shows up.

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by Ryan Alfieri on Jul 9, 2010 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions

If he demands a trade, where's he gonna go?

The whole point of going somewhere else would be to get the contract he wants, right? He’d have to be stuck on some god-awful team with no sense of how to manage money in order for that to happen, and I think Revis likes winning too much to go that far.

by Exystence on Jul 9, 2010 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions

The Raiders would find a way to get him $20 mil per for 10 years

by Timmaht on Jul 9, 2010 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions

I thought we already went over this? If he holds out till a certain date he’s going to start losing money?

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by Mark D on Jul 9, 2010 11:59 AM EDT reply actions

Reportedly, he is willing to risk it.

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by dvdvil on Jul 9, 2010 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions

That is correct Web. If he holds out he loses quite a bit, because his last two years of guaranteed money would be voided. He would still get paid the $20 million, but if the guarantee goes away he would not be protected if he is injured and unable to play. You saw what happened to Leon Washington when he didn’t accept a very generous offer from the Jets. To make a move that stupid Revis would have to be advised by the same nut that advised Pete Kendall and Chris Baker – oh that’s right – that IS his agent! Right now he can say what he wants, he is not sitting out the season. If he misses some practice it might not be the worst thing since Kyle Wilson and Dwight Lowery would get more practice, which they can use.

by 96 Tears on Jul 10, 2010 1:03 AM EDT up reply actions

Damn Raiders!!!

by BIG OH!!!!! on Jul 9, 2010 1:35 PM EDT reply actions

Does he deserve all the money

ABSOLUTELY!!! Is he still under contract for the next three years? Yes! If you listen to interviews with the guy, he is a competitor and wants to play, he will play. In my opinion he should have to duplicate what he did last year to even ask for all that money, but I think he will and he knows he will. JETS won’t trade him so unless he wants to go play in the UFL or CFL he will play in GREEN &WHITE next year.

Yes you play the game for money, but I thought the ultimate goal was to win a championship…money has caused almost every player in the league to get away from that ultimate goal and focus on MONEY!!!

JUST PAY THE MAN…SHUT UP…AND LET HIM WIN!!!

by JETSKID123 on Jul 9, 2010 1:46 PM EDT reply actions

he's good but...

Yes, Revis is good, maybe the best. But he is not worth blowing the team up over his selfish desire. Who do we not keep because he needs to be paid more than a Raider? To be paid all the money he wants when his contract is not even in the vicinity of of being over is ridiculous…did he get a HOF jacket yet? It sure seems that way to listen to the media. After watching LeBron be a total a$$ I am sick and tired of these spoiled prima donnas. Let him sit out…he does not need the reps…who cares…he will not sit out the season and he will not be traded. This is the creation of his agent who hates the Jets and would love to stick it to Mike T. The team should focus on Harris and Mangold first.

by KZL on Jul 9, 2010 3:47 PM EDT reply actions

Remember when Kerry was top class and we gave him that big extension…..not suggesting Revis will go down the same path, and Revis’s talents outweight Rhodes by a country mile but two things stand out for me; 1) No way Revis doesn’t play this year, he may hold out for a while but ultimately he’ll suit up and 2) We hold the cards, we have depth, we have him locked up for a few more years and depending on the precise $$$’s, I think the team are in the right.

Revis does deserve an updated deal, but I don’t blame the team for being hesitant. Some want to see us blindly jump in waving a blank cheque. Al Davis gave out crazy money, that’s why the Raiders are who they are. Revis needs to realize that Aso’s contract isn’t the keystone to the CB pay scale. It’s ridiculous, and we’re trying to win a championship, and you do that by not making silly financial leaps like the Raiders have done. If Revis gets this I want to be paid more than any other CB in the league stuff out of his head and acted reasonably to get this done, I’m sure it’ll get done.

If he persists with his demands (which IMO are just not on scale with reality) this could turn ugly. Lets hope it doesn’t get to that, but team > player.

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by David_Wyatt on Jul 9, 2010 4:39 PM EDT reply actions

I generally would agree with everything you just said but the, unfortunately, has a bad track record from the players perspective, and these particular players ahve Leon fresh in their minds. The FO was stupid to promise Revis that his contract would be addressed this off season when he still has years remaining. Now Revis is going to do everything he can to get a new deal because his value will never be as high as it is now, plus he wants to make the team keep its promise to him and treat him right, plus he doesn’t want to get Leon’ed in the year where he’s only going to make $1,000,000.

by Crackback on Jul 9, 2010 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions

He still has guaranteed money on his contract though, which is something that separates him from Leon. I think we are trying to do right by the player, but if his demands are unreasonable, which in this instance I think they are, then the team has a perfectly reasonable excuse to hold back.

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by David_Wyatt on Jul 10, 2010 6:05 AM EDT up reply actions

I hate how the media perceives this.

We offered him a deal that was much greater then what he is making now but the media spins it that he’s making $1 mil and we won’t pay him more. That is just not the case. Revis should just take the deal and be happy we offered that to him after he held out his rookie season. I don’t know how someone can argue he is worth $15+ mil when he signed a contract and then we went out and offered him $10 mil. It’s mind boggling.

by Timmaht on Jul 9, 2010 4:57 PM EDT reply actions

Agreed. He is still under contract for three years and we have all this hoopla about it. Yes, hoopla.

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by dvdvil on Jul 9, 2010 6:03 PM EDT up reply actions

Hoopla?

by Gideon Jay on Jul 9, 2010 6:49 PM EDT up reply actions

Hoopla.

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by dvdvil on Jul 9, 2010 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions

Disagree. I hate the honor your contract argument when these teams cut guys left and right without cause to circumvent the contract. Look at TJ for goodness sake. The man has a career year and is about to earn a fat bonus and what does the team do to avoid honoring the contract? They cut his ace.

Tanny promised Revis he’d redo his deal this summer. Of course Revis is going to do everything in his power to leverage a deal right now. His value will never be higher. He was crowned as having the greatest comparitive statistical season ever. Cha-ching!!!

by Crackback on Jul 9, 2010 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions

I agree. Why should players have to honor contracts and be loyal to fanbases when they can be cut at anytime? It’s not Revis’ fault the Jets havent won in 40 years.

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by Ryan Alfieri on Jul 10, 2010 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions

Where would he go

There is no question Revis…the best CB in the NFL, and ultimately I think the JETS will give him a contract that both sides will agree on. It may happen later than sooner but he will be a Jet for a long time. But if (and I don’t think it will) this contract situation gets out of hand, and goes on past 2010 into 2011 where would he go? Is there a legit super bowl contender that can afford him, get rid of another star currently on their roster, and still be a legit super bowl contender? Sure he could go to the LIONS or RAMS but they wont be contenders for a long time. I know the quick answer is teams would find a way, but to have Revis on another team would probably mean someone else, probably another super star, would need to go. I will admit I am unfamiliar with other teams, strickly a Jets fan, and am just wonder(this is assuming that there will be a capped year coming up) Any thoughts

by willmpk on Jul 9, 2010 10:18 PM EDT reply actions

money

Just wondering. How many guys who are the “best” players at their position make the most money at their position? Anyone have any ideas?

by cheater hater on Jul 10, 2010 9:44 AM EDT reply actions

Eli Manning is the best quarterback in the league.

Oh, wait…

Chris Johnso-…oh, nevermind.

I guess it could be argued that the best WRs get paid the most- with Andre, Fitz and Marshall all being at the top.
Same with Left Tackles- with Long and Thomas by the top.

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by Richard Hill on Jul 10, 2010 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions

Him not going to training camp actually helps the Jets because now kyle wilson

gets to work with the first team as the #2 guy, Revis doesn’t need training camp he’s to good for that, he can just start playing in the pre-season. So it’s not really a big deal if he misses all of training camp.

by Dolphins21MZ on Jul 10, 2010 11:08 AM EDT reply actions