Thank you Ms Ventras for reporting a story rather than making up the story. "I know what situation I’m in. I’ve got two years left on this deal, and when the time comes for Mike and Mr. Johnson and my representatives to talk and hash it out and figure out what is best for this organization or what’s best for me, then we’ll move forward.” http://www.nj.com/jets/index.ssf/2012/06/darrelle_revis_wants_to_retire.html Darrelle Revis’ five-year NFL career has been defined by brilliant play at the cornerback position, punctuated by a pair of contract holdouts. While the All-Pro has left the door open to the possibility of a third holdout this summer, underlying that possibility is one simple wish of his. “I want to retire here,” Revis said in an interview Thursday. “I think Mike (Tannenbaum) knows that. I think Rex (Ryan) knows that. (The Jets) drafted me, they gave me a chance, so yeah, I want to be here and never play for another organization again. If they feel that, if Mike feels that I’m that type of person to be here, then they will compensate me. If not, then it’s the business of it.” Revis emphasized that he has never said this offseason that he’s unhappy with the contract he signed in 2010, a seven-year deal that voids to a four-year, $46 million deal if he does not hold out. But he has refused to guarantee he will report to training camp in Cortland, N.Y., on July 26, fueling speculation. “People think I’m mad or unhappy. I’m not mad or unhappy,” Revis said. “It’s a thing where some things were said, and I think that’s what people are really focusing on. It was a Band-Aid type of contract, and they were going to redo it or renew it, and it hasn’t happened yet.” Revis’ current contract gave him the $16.25 million per-year average he was seeking over the first two years, including an $18 million option bonus earned last year. His compensation in 2012 and 2013 totals $13.5 million. Revis said he “will try to honor (his contract) the best way I can,” but he’s also seeking a multi-year deal toward keeping him a Jet for life. When Revis refers to “some things” that were said, he means Tannenbaum publicly calling the deal an “intermediate step” to keeping Revis with the Jets for his career. Revis said his representatives told him the Jets privately called the deal a “Band-Aid” as well. So Revis is waiting for the Band-Aid to be replaced, but for now at least, he seemed to put the ball in the Jets’ court. “That was the initial talk of it,” he said, referring to the idea of getting a long-term extension done. “But it’s in a place where if Mike and them want to move on it, it’s really on them, on what they want to do. And then we’ll go from there. We’ll negotiate it out if that’s the case, and if not, then it’s not.” The Jets have given no indications publicly that they’re open to renegotiating with two years left on Revis’ deal. Both Ryan and owner Woody Johnson deferred to Tannenbaum on the topic. Tannenbaum has said only that Revis is under contract, and the Jets look forward to accomplishing great things in 2012 with him. Revis said he hasn’t talked in a while to his agents about his contract, instead choosing to focus on organized team activities. Earlier this offseason, he said he did not believe the Jets had contacted his agents about his contract. Revis said he’ll sit down with his agents and “digest” scenarios to decide what’s best for his career. There is some fine print to consider. If he holds out, his deal will last three extra years at the modest price of $3 million per season, and he will lose the leverage of becoming a free agent after the 2013 season, with the team unable to franchise or transition tag him. He also has a $1 million bonus contingent upon reporting to camp in July. Revis is not sure if these will play a part in his decision. He did say his experience in 2010, when he suffered a hamstring injury that nagged until midseason and scratched him from two games, would not be a factor. While he admitted at the time that his 36-day holdout probably contributed to the injury, Revis said it’s impossible to gauge if or when injuries will occur. If a player is elite, he added, he knows how to be at the top of his game with or without training camp. Revis said his focus has been doing everything he can on the field to help the Jets “redeem ourselves” after an 8-8 season. Off the field, though, there is an elephant in the room. Will the Jets make a move? Will Revis? “I could come here every day and make a hassle, ‘I want to get paid,’ but if they don’t want to do that — if Mike doesn’t want to do that — then they don’t want to do that,” he said. “It might be that way. It might be they want to do it, but they’ve got to figure out the best situation to get it done.” He added: “I saw a report on (TV), ‘Oh, he’s making this much this year, and he wants a new contract.’ Who doesn’t want a new contract? You can ask anybody in here, but the thing is if I really said it or not. I never came out and said, ‘I demand a new contract.’ I know what situation I’m in. I’ve got two years left on this deal, and when the time comes for Mike and Mr. Johnson and my representatives to talk and hash it out and figure out what is best for this organization or what’s best for me, then we’ll move forward.”
Thanks for posting. I believe he will get a new deal after this season. I'd imagine he'll be the top CB paid in the league and will probably average out to $10M / year
Agreed, but maybe a slightly higher average on a backloaded long term deal. Mike T's hands are tied this year but he will have some flexibility next year if he can dump some salaries.
If the Jets can get Revis for $10M a year I'm ok with keeping him. Then they'll have to replace Cromartie with Wilson and for a couple of years at least the cap space there will be just a bit distorted.
poor Dick Semen-i once again looking like a foolish a-hole when his "reports" are compared with responsible journalists
If he wants to retire here and he also wants to be the highest paid CB of all time, well those are incompatible aims if the Jets are also going to be real Super Bowl contenders over the second half of his career. That's just what it is.
Agreed. And why can't he just say. "No, I will not be holding out again." Everyone gets excited because he says he doesn't want to hold out, he doesn't say he will not hold out again.
He can't just say he won't be holding out because his main aim in his career is to make as much money as he can. Saying he won't hold out is giving the Jets an edge in the battle to see how much money Darrelle Revis will make in 2012 because he's already signed to a contract at a specific figure. Ultimately the Jets will figure out that the amount of money that Darrelle Revis is making each season is at least as important a factor in their competitive chances as the difference between having him and an average CB on the field. Money they invest in him can't be invested elsewhere and he makes a lot more than the average CB. This is not an issue that the Jets can just blow by without thinking about it and how the team is affected by the decision they make. The most highly compensated CB's have not demonstrably helped their teams compete at a high level since 2004. The guy who did help his team win that year, although who was injured down the stretch for the playoffs and Super Bowl, was Ty Law and he was shown the door when Belichik belatedly realized that he had won two Super Bowls in a row with Troy Brown, a WR, playing in the defensive backfield a fair amount due at least in part to Law's injuries. For the people arguing that Darrelle Revis was a huge part of 2009 the answer is that yes he was. He also counted for $7.9 million of a $128 million cap that year. BTW, nothing that Revis is doing here is necessarily wrong. The contract system is broken in favor of the teams and has been forever. A contract that becomes inconvenient for a team is usually unilateraly and legally ended by them. There's no reason a player shouldn't try to do the same thing if he has some pull. The Jets probably can't win big under that scenario though if Revis manages to grab a large part of the cap for himself. There's a reason you never hear the words franchise CB uttered together.
hehe, so basically he said its on the jets to do the right thing. and that if they DONT do the right thing and sign the guy who wants to play for the jets for the rest of his career then its on them. and you guys cheer for it, smh... its pretty easy to see whats going on here, i personally think revis is brilliant for putting it that way and putting on pressure without even trying. he is easily becoming my favorite jet of all time... i only hope that the fellas running the organization make it happen.
Someone needs to set Revis and his agent down and explain to them what prepaid means. The fact that we front loaded his contract (prepaid) to ease the teams salary cap situation has nothing to do with him not being compensated fairly for his game. All the guys we back loaded contracts for didn't complain the first years. He has been paid fully for the last two years, plus partially (several Million) for the next two. Maybe when we have talented (but dumb) players, we shouldn't average out the payments over the term of the contract, just hand them a check at the end of every game. Happy Gilmore style. LOL
I don't agree. Just because he can hold the team hostage does not mean that he should or isn't being greedy. This same drama happened last year and 2 years before.
It's not being dumb to hold out for every penny you can get when the front office has proven to you beyond a shadow of a doubt that this is a strategy that will get you paid more. It is harmful to the team to do this but it is only harmful to the player in proportion to how much winning means to them instead of getting paid. If winning is more important than getting paid then it is dumb to disrupt the team and hold out. If getting paid is more important then it is dumb to come into camp before you are in line to receive every dollar you possibly can for the coming season. The dumb people here are in the Jets front office. They've established the notion in the Revis camp that holding out will lead to higher compensation for Revis for the coming season.
Agreed. Just a like a dog or a child will push your limits to see what he can get away with. In this case holding out was rewarded with a fat front loaded contract. However, given the language in the contract, I hope Revis does in fact hold out again so we can get him extended as per the terms of his current contract. That is assuming of course that the FO doesn't give in to his demands again.
Actually the danger that Revis faces is that he holds out, the contract extends and then Mike Tannenbaum gets fired for some reason. His easy mark is Tannenbaum fronting for Woody Johnson. If Woody hired a no nonsense guy at that point after Revis contract extended then Revis options would become limited to put it mildly.
as much as it sucks for the team, i really dont feel bad when the shoe is on the other foot. as bradwaysux pointed out earlier most often the player gets the shaft when the team feels it doesnt want to deal with him or his contract anymore. they do it every year to numerous guys. its just business they tell everyone. well this is the other side of business... and when a guy has the talent and balls to say fuck you this is what i want i really cant blame him. they do it to his coworkers all the time.
I don't think we can afford for him to retire anywhere else, to be honest. I think he's the best we've had in the secondary in a very long time. Drama? Sure. But he plays up to it.
