Revis' Grandmother Chimes In

First off….I am an old lady too, Grandma so no disrespect here to you…however, I thik you are a little short on your facts…
1. Your Grandson signed a CONTRACT
2. The Jets noticed he over performed so they APPROACHED HIM to re do it.
3. the people who are getting slapped in the face are his teammates…all of whom have been offered alot less money to perform. You see this is a TEAM (let me say that again.)TEAM SPORT …your Grandson, though he may be talented would not be getting this recognition if he played on a different team.
4. If the Jets break down and pay him what he wants we the fan are going to have to suffer through every joker that thinks he deserves the same treatment. No thanks.
5. Your Grandson should honor his current contract, only in this stupid sport would someone have the gall to say it is a slap in the face to get paid a million dollars to play a game.

I’d like someone to insult me to the tune of $120Mil. How she thinks making such a prima facie absurd statement helps her grandson is beyond me.

Revis is a special player. But he both benefits and benefits from Rex’s scheme. On another team he might not have had the year he had last year and we wouldn’t be having this discussion.

I pray that Cromartie and Wilson kick ass in the 1st few weeks and Revis starts to feel disposable (as in the Jets offer ticking down $10million annually per game he misses).

Do I think the Jets should make him the highest paid? Yes, I do, but what they are offering is hardly a slap in the face.

Why should the Jets make him the highest paid cornerback in the NFL? Because he wants to be? Look, the reality of this situation is the Jets wanted to give Revis a little bump because they felt like it was the right thing to do, not because they owed him shit. Fuck him, fuck his mom, fuck his grandma, fuck his uncle, fuck his agent. He’s a greedy bastard who is obviousl;y too stupid to understand how NFL contracts work, and that he has literally no leverage at all. He is also apparently stupid enough to believe that teams want to pay him 15 million dollars a year, even though he has had one elite season, under the tutelage and play calling of the best defensive coach in the game. Where was Revis island before Rex got here? That’s what I thought.

Shame on you Revis for putting your poor Grandma in the position of making excuses for her rmillionaire grandson…it’s such a laugh
does she even believe what she is saying?
How much money did she make when she was earning money
I find it hard to believe she even believes what she is saying
I am glad that her daughter (Revis Mom) had the sense to call her and tell her to kick the reporter out of the door…but you put your GRANDMOTHER in this position.
Shame on you…you are worse then Tiger in PR

2 holdouts and only 3 years in the NFL! What a jerk. He’s screwing the team and the fans.

Keep him out of the league for the next 3 years and then let’s see what a 27yr old disgruntled corner who hasn’t played in 3 years is worth. Can we go after his original signing bonus too?

Also, did you ever notice how the family members of public figures ultimately cause them extreme grief in the PR area? Remember Mel Gibson’s dad? How about Roger Clinton and McCain’s mom? Anyone remeber Billy Carter?

Revis was probably reading the papers and let out a Homer Simpson-sized “DOH!!!”

1. NFL contracts are not guaranteed, if the Jets don’t have to honor it why should Revis (and for those people that say they would if they deserve a lot more money, I say bull, money changes people).

2. He deserves it, and it’s not his fault Al Davis set the market so high. Is it ridiculous, yes but neither side appears willing to compromise.

3. The front office redid Cromarties contract so he could pay his 200 baby mamas, before he even played a down for this team.

4. Back in the 90’s Emmit Smith held out the first two games of the season, the Cowboys promptly lost and Jerry Jones paid the man, I fully expect that to happen because Cromartie is going to be thrown around like a little * by the receivers he’ll be facing the first 3 weeks.

5. Lastly, at this point if you aren’t going to pay him you may as well trade him and get some return on your investment. There is no way, we could get equal value but at this point why let him sit out 3 years and then walk as a free agent gaining absolutely nothing.

We finally had a legitmate contender for the Super Bowl, and being the Jets had to find a way to shoot themselves in the foot. Had the Colts not quit, we probably wouldn’t have even made the playoffs so losing are best player is going to hurt a lot more than people realize.

I sometimes read that Revis should get all he can get because the team can cut him at any time.
Wow…boo hoo
Welcome to OUR world star athelete
I know that it may come as a shock to you Darrelle…but that is the reality all your fans live with day in and day out.
I may get fired if I do not produce
Why are you above it?
Please someone answer this question to me
because really I do not get it
Why should your pay be guaranteed?
Then all the NFL divas can pull Albert Haynesworth attitudes
If darrelle accepts “ONLY” the money offered
Maybe the Jets can sign other players as well.
Or maybe the Jets should pay him all the money he wants and Revis can play WR too
Does Revis have ANY IDEA what the average fan makes?
Please do not try for one second to get sympathy for Revis
This is why fans play Fantasy football
Yeah, I want the Jets to win
but guess what life still goes on if Revis does not come in
I hope he sits out for 3 years
Maybe he really wil have to work in a shoe store

Most employment contracts, NFL or otherwise are not guaranteed. There will be a line somewhere that says “the employer reserves the right, at any time and for any reason, to terminate this agreement.” Now granted, many of those contracts are at will and not for a set term but many set term contracts come with that language as well. Revis presumably was aware of the fact that his contract would not be fully guaranteed and despite that he still signed it of his free will. That signature said he was willing to honor the provisions of the contract that he WILLINGLY signed, even those that say the Jets can break it.

Most people, myself included, don’t dispute the fact that he is criminally underpaid (presuming he maintains his numbers from last year, and we’ve seen nothing to indicate either way whether that is the case), but the argument that he has no obligation to honor the deal just because the Jets can end it on their terms doesn’t hold much water. And Al Davis set the market ridiculously high with a CB who was AT THE END OF HIS DEAL, not in the middle of a contract that he already held out for.

At this point I would just swallow his pride a little bit and come back, he has to realize his image is taking a beating. Saying the offer was a slap in the face is very disingenuous when the economy is in the shitter. And don’t tell me that shouldn’t or doesn’t matter because it does, at least from a PR standpoint. Saying things like that and Revis earlier quote about not being able to feed his family doesn’t really endear you to people. Whatever else, it is clear that the Revis Camp has no appreciation about how to win the PR side of this. if his people had just been calm and kept mostly quiet and not made comments like this, Woody would have caved under the massive wave of fan support for Darelle. But when you say things like this to a fan base that might be struggling to keep a job, well, you get what we have now

thinking a little bit differently than most of the comments here:

I think he’s comfortable with his decision [to hold out] because he knows what he was told by the Jets and he knows what he’s worth.

The truth is I suspect that the Jets at some time told Revis something about the nature of his potential contract, or the level of his worth that Revis feels they have gone back on. We all don’t know what this was, but it seems that camp Revis is holding the Jets to something they said, and what they said was probably not “We want to re-work your contract”. It was probably something of the order, don’t worry, we’ll take care of you and make you the highest paid corner, or some such, something they regret or feel that they being misinterpreted on.

Of course this is speculation on my part, but what has made this negotiation intense is not merely greed, but I suspect given the way that the Jets deal with vets (see Faneca, see Clemens, see Washington), or at least are perceived as dealing with them – gee that 500,000 they saved on Clemens was a very expensive piece of bad PR with the team, making the Jets look cheap, and even a bit cruel – Revis is holding the Jets in principle to something they told him a while back. Through a variety of moves the Jets have built an image of “bad cop” in the front office to Rex’s “good cop”, giving teammates the sense that as much as Rex seems to care, the front office where the Bank is, is exactly the opposite. The front office in fact does not have your back in the least, they will hardball you into a corner, and if you ever have any advantage over them you better use it.

If the primary message from the front office “I will cut you.” (its a business), then the natural player response is “I will hold out.” (it’s a business). They are reciprocal positions of power, with only guaranteed money laying in between.

Maybe I am wrong but I think if Revis sits for 3 years he still can not walk as he has not enough time played in the NFL
Isn’t this true?
If he comes back now there is no way he will be as good as last year.
Let him sit

He lost a year when he didn’t report on the deadline so the jets own his ass for 4 years not 3. That makes it even worse for mevis if the jets truly want to play hard ball. But I think they would trade him and get some value. Would be awesome for a 1st and a 3rd round and a hungry young CB from that team that rex can develop, but that’s a dream. I would send him to a struggling team and see if he can be football revis and do it all by himself. If not he would be in mediocrity for years.

If they got two #1’s for Keyshawn< i think they could get more for Revis

Look, this has gotten to a point where I’m just sick.. Who the hell does MEvis think he his? He’s got absolutely no leverage at all, not with 3 years left on his deal..To hold out of training camp with 3 years left on his deal asking what he’s asking for is a joke.. Unless u r retarded, You would know that the Asomugha contract quite simply may be the worst contract in NFL history (Courtesy of Al Davis) Now we can’t really blame Al Davis, because lets face it the engine is running, but there is no one behind the wheel and he has made numerous horrible decisions in the past which goes without saying.. But Revis, According to grandma, really knows how to read a contract and should know this.. This just shows you how selfish he really is, and cares nothing about the team or keeping as many of them together as possible..

He’s got absolutely no leverage at all, not with 3 years left on his deal..

The leverage he has is simple. S-U-P-E-R-B-O-W-L.

Sit revis for the length of his current contract,remember the only way the Jets made the playoffs is that 2 count’em 2 teams laid down at the end of teh season. They should have finished 7 and 9 and not made the playoffs. Revis will not put this team back into the playoffs, just like in the past the Jets will finish 3rd in the east.

I have a question, has Revis forfeited his accrued year towards free agency yet? If so then isn’t he under perpetual contract with the Jets, meaning in 3 years he’s still not a free agent because he hasn’t fulfilled his obligation under the current CBA? So until he starts honoring his contract, he will continue to owe the Jets 3 more years…is that correct?

What no one is saying is this is the contract that Revis held out for. So he knows with the upfront money he received he would only be receiving 1 million this year. Now lets say the Jets give him 16 mil for 10 years. Do any of you out there truly believe that Revis won’t want to renegotiate his contract after 5 years or so because top corners will be making 19 mil per?

Are you kidding me? GTFO here

kv and Crackback, IMO Revis days with the Jets are over, unless he accepts an offer on the table. There HAS to be some sort of trust between employer and employee, and none exists here. To say “let’s re-work your contract” IS NOT promising to make one the highest paid athlete at that position. Let you go on strike twice and see what happens

In the quote I recall Woody practically laughs when referring to things said that are not “put on paper” as if he is not bound by what has been said by himself or his front office. I can’t find the exact quote in video, but this one communicates something of the attitude. Notice who Woody, in his tennis whites, just grins and smirks when talking about negotiations, and how hard a time he has spitting out anything of value for the player. He almost can’t say it.

Its got to be something for the team because we have a three year contract, it has to be something that represents value for the team, something we can live with, and you know, um, you know, something I gue— something has to be for the player.

Here ESPN

Revis signed the contract his rookie year (which he held out for) knowing that his abilities could possibly surpass the value of the deal. You sign a contract, you honor it, DONE! And all those who are quick to point out "well a team can cut a player at anytime during the contract", those are the agreed upon rules between the league and the union. If an aspiring athlete doesn’t agree with those current rules in place, than don’t join the NFL. . You knew the in’s and out’s of the league before you decided to play. Does Revis deserve a raise? No doubt he does, but not at the cost he is asking. If I’m Woody or Mike T, I let him sit out the duration of his contract and see what his worth his after a few years out of the league when it expires.

And I never said it was blemishless, I’m simply look at the histories of both the Jets and their agents and coming to a logical conclusion.

unless I missed your post, I still don’t have your explanation for the clemens deal. What do you mean that it was for ‘power’ and not profit?

1) it might be his right to hold out, that doesn’t mean it’s morally or ethically correct.

2) Perhaps, but you could come out with a lower total number with higher guaranteed number to get around that. Isn’t that what you said yourself?

I personally believe that athletes are entitled to their share of the earnings that their "TEAM’ generates but not at the expense of the teams ability to function within the league’s set parameters. My personal view is that based on what is out there for public consumption Revis could not win if this were a case taken to court. The point that I think is falsly interpretted is that Woody saying it should be written is truly ducking out of paying Revis…I’m sorry but in my experience going into any conflict with “he said, she said” is easily dismissed if you go in against anybody with any kind of intelligence. In many aspects of life you have to write it down. If Mike T said specifically “I am going to make you the highest paid CB in the NFL” then I think they should honor it but I have never seen that as the quote…simply “we are going to take care of you”. I am currently in the military and when we take leave we submit for it…the leave is submitted and someone usually your supervisor or his/her supervisor signs off on it. If they deny it they are supposed to put it in writing or when the end of the fiscal year comes the Commander gets a severe a$$ chewing for people not taking the time unless it is justified. What I am getting at is that it doesn’t matter what walk of life it is Woody is absolutely correct that you need to get it in writing. If Revis stepped in court and said they verbally said they were going to take care of me…that is so open ended that anything that the Jets FO proposed can be interpreted as them taking care of him if it is an improvement on what he already has. I’m sure a judge would tell him “get back to work….they made you an offer that was an improvement on your current deal both in years and amount of compensations”. As for the argument of this being like going on strike…usually when people go on strike it’s a whole group and they basically stop a companies ability to function. Revis does not stop the Jets ability to function. They may not function as well but they still function so realistically he has no leverage in my opinion. As for Revis’ agents…looking at their clients, Vincent Jackson, Roddy White, Chris Baker to name a few…these guys are a huge part of the problem. Everybody lies to their client’s as opposed to other agent’s clients all the time. If I were the Jets I would actually avoid players that have these guys for agents. It is detrimental to the team to deal with players that have these guys in their ear. I know that it would be hard to avoid high caliber players that choose these guys but there are a lot of good players out there and these guys don’t represent them all!

Thank you for posting a sane discussion on this.
I think Revis knows he has made a huge error.
That is why these silly threats of “He will never play for the Jets again”
statements are coming out…
oh really?….
are you and your agents going to start your own league too?
I would rather he sit out then have us screw up our pay scale.
I read him saying that he felt the Jets were “toying with him”
Please grow up
and remember this
the guy who actually WAS the named the best D player in the league last year
I think he is injured and out….
time in the sun is fleeting.
DR did it for ONE YEAR…we are not talking about a guy who was GREAT for 3 or 4 years
also I think there are other great CB’s in the league
They just don’t have a big mouth coach proclaiming they are all the greatest players who ever lived.
This is really all Rex’s fault.
but that said…DR was not the first…he will not be the last.
Trade him

Revis you big steaming piece of cow DUNG…………….
I am a life long Jet fan and you can make a difference if we win or lose a chance at the
superbowl. Of course you should be paid but don’t be stupid. Who ever is advising you
is a greedy asshole. You have a contract in place and should honor it. You are in breech of contract you agreed on. What would you do if you went to work one day and the Jets said we are going to have to cut your salary……… You would call your blood sucking lawyer and sue them. Thats what they should do to you. You are hurting their product and their chance to earn more money from a business stand point.
You owe it to the Jets, your fellow players and the fans.
The Jets have NO obligation to give you more money but they offered it to be fair.
You have other options like playing out your contract and then get the fuck out.
This is all on you not the Jets. With people losing their jobs, homes and struggle to put
food on the table you should be ashaimed of yourself. You hit the lottery with your talent and hard work. Grow up and realize it jerk-off.