Could Revis learn from Brady?
Could Revis learn something from Brady? I really hate Tom Brady, but I remembered him taking less money on his last deal so that the f’ing Pats could re-sign some of their players and it got me thinking about Revis and “the core four” the Jets have been talking about resigning. Here is what Brady said in 2005 courtesy of Peter King’s MMQB …
“To be the highest-paid, or anything like that, is not going to make me feel any better,” he told me. “That’s not what makes me happy. In this game, the more one player gets, the more he takes away from what others can get. Is it going to make me feel any better to make an extra million, which, after taxes, is about $500,000? That million might be more important to the team.”
Everybody loves Raymond Revis and says how great a person he is. I don’t know him but I will give him the benefit of the doubt and assume he’s as great as everyone says. That being said, if he wants to be a leader on this team he can do so in practice and be one on the field, but he can set a bigger example by coming out and saying he is willing to not be the highest paid player so that his team can sign more players and win the Super bowl. Brady was willing to set ego aside to put his team in the Super Bowl, it might be a lesson a lot of players could learn from.
The Asomugha contract is a killer! In the coming year Harris/Mangold/Brick/Homes/Edwards/Cromartie will all need to be resigned. If they could keep that core of players around for 4-5 years the sky would be the limit!
55 Responses to Could Revis learn from Brady?
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Reprocity says:
Lets see if having 2 kids and getting married change anything. He def took less money and I respect him for that.
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JetMetVet says:
Lets get Revis, Mangold, Brick, and Harris in one room. Give them a max dollar amount for all of their sum of all of their salaries for the next 5 years. Have them sort out who gets what for the next 5 years.
In all seriousness, I like this type of report that may put something in Revis’ head.
We are not the Raiders.
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Yikes.. lets try that again :
“Give them a max dollar amount for the sum of all of their salaries for the next 5 years.”
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JetMet, That is the greatest idea I have ever heard. It’s a team sport and you can’t do it without the other 10 guys. There is only so much money and instead of hiding behind their agents, make them go face to face. In the end everyone is entitled to do what’s best for them, but it does show their true colors.
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juunit returning to useless negative form. I had a moment of hope.
That’s a good post, droseatwork. A way out of this seeming impass set up by loopy Al Davis’s pay structure. I am detecting a me, not we, attitude from Revis Island. Brady is a class act. Somebody to be emulated. He’s not the 1st good player who has taken that stance. Even some Jets.
Revis may be so full of himself that he doesn’t see that Rex’s system supports his stardom. How about trading Mr. “Furious” for a Haynesworth or someone of similar value? I want Revis to get what he wants even if it’s with a lesser team. BTW, I’d keep him for the 20 mill, for 3 years, if a middle ground is unattainable. He will loose a lot of respect playing blind to the team’s needs. Whatever he does will influence the next in line. Mangold is already talking holdout. Teammate see, teammate do.
On the other hand, if Mr. T and Woody are being dicks, in the words of juunit, screw them!
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Bent says: DRose – a better question might be can Brady learn from Revis. His contract is up soon and this time he’s reportedly going to go for every cent he can. That’ll make things tough for the Pats.
I look at it like this…what is better?
1. Sign 12-14m a year contract and remain in NY fir the rest of your career and become immortal with all the opportunities (many of them financial) that brings.
2. Sign 16m a year contract somewhere like Detroit, KC or Cleveland and become less of a star around the league outside the worlds biggest media market.
Simon – Haynesworth probably isn’t worth a first rounder. Revis is worth at least two, probably three.
There is only one solution here. Sign him. I trust his demands will not be unattainable and even if they are, the Jets hold all the cards.
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Bankrupt them Brady!! Do it for your kids!
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I am not worried about the Revis contract. It will definitely get done.
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Shane L. says:
All athletes should be that way but most aren’t. There’s no difference between 8 mil and 12 mil a year. Either way it’s more money than you and the next 2 generations of your family can spend.
Contracts are now about status. Cuz Revis is the best, he just wants more than Aso got. Then when the next CB phenom comes along, he’ll want $2 more than Revis. If they all got together and agreed that winning is more important than an extra couple mil this team could be dominant for years.
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Bent says:
I’m pretty much the opposite. Perhaps naively, I hope that the other three have already been budgeted for and will fall into place in more straightforward fashion than the Revis deal.
If all four do get sorted, we can feel really good about the mid-to-long term future of the franchise.
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War Machine says:
Wats the diff btwn 12 and 8 mill? LIKE 4 MILL A YEAR!!! Btw can we e mail this to MEvis Island???
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Um says:
I think I remember Chad restructuring his contract to bring Coles back.
wanting to be the top paid, cause you are the best is kinda selfish. even if you are better then the current top paid, and think you deserve it. Like tom said, it takes away from the others.. takes away from your team.
So if your goal is to someday win a superbowl, you gotta make a choice. do you want to be the highest paid, and cripple your team, or do you want to get paid well, and have good players surrounding you?
I like revis a lot. Think he is a great player. But i don’t think he is worth paying close to 20M a year.
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Give Leon The Damn Ball (new name pending) says:
i love revis but the jets need to play hardball. he’s got 3 years left on his contract where he’ll make $20 million. that’s not chump change. paying him QB money is just insane and really not feasible.
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Brendan says:
Does anyone know what the “great news” Geiger was tweeting about was in reference to?
This is basically what I’ve been saying since the beginning. Revis can cripple the team and put the long term future in jeopardy if he goes for the status figure. 13-14 is essentially paying him 30-40 percent more than the real max value for a CB. That’s your status right there, Relle. I just hope his agent hasn’t gotten it stuck in Revis’ head about a certain figure so HE can get his payday/recognition. In the end I’m not too entirely worried about the contract situations. I do have a kool-aid IV since last years playoff run, but I also think all of the Big Four will eventually come to terms for reasonable figures.
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Bent says:
Brendan – he keeps saying “not yet” and “soon enough” so whatever it is appears to still be in the works. Maybe nothing to do with Revis’ contract though, but his overall positive tone is encouraging.
I hope it is the status he wants. That’s easily achieved by tacking on some far fetched incentives or dummy years at the end of the contract.
Extreme example: Who wouldn’t give him another 3m in each season where he won the SB MVP?
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Tos9987 says:
wasnet aso contract only for three years, dosent anyone take that into consideration .
Whe are going to give him double the time . whats aso’s new contract going to look like
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daddybe1 says:
I’m sorry if revis earned it he needs to demand it. He’s puts his health on the line he can be potentialy unable to walk after his career or worse y should he take less when he may need that money.
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daddybe1,
Because it’s entirely possible his demands are unrealistic. The Jets have Revis for 3 more seasons if they want, under his current deal. Aside from Aso’s absurd deal, the top-flight CB’s in this league make $10 mil at most. Revis making $13-14 is fair because he’s better than everyone, and you can’t let an Al Davis Special dictate market value.
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charleyjet says:
This is comparing apples and oranges. The first contract after the rookie one is the big time for a player to get what he is worth on the market. Brady already has his and Revis will surely get what he deserves.
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charley,
The deal that they refer to in the article IS Brady’s first big-money contract. Remember, this was the 2005 offseason, He was a 2000 6th round draft pick, so after his four years of service he was getting his new deal done. Apples and Apples.
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greene says:
hold revis for his remaining contract, then franchise tag him, then let him walk. he’ll be pushing almost 30 by then. so we’ll have during his prime for cheap. no cb deserves ask money……
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*aso money
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Brendan I’m not debating how much he should get but if he feels he can get it in the open market or from the jets he should football is a game but a rough sport on the body it wears your body down past your football career. His job is not to be the gm of the jets t rex needs to figure out how to sign or replace our players.its not his job to take less for the team now would that be awesome if he did yes but its not fair for him to be compared to brady and others and say he should take less than what he can get.now like I said its t rexs job to keep and pay the players if they wanna play hardball then that’s up to them I would do what ever I had to inorder to keep this team intact so what greene said doesn’t sound so had but a tag is very very expensive to place so I doubt if the jets will do that or maybe tag him for two yrs in a row and once he is 29 we can trade him and still get 1 or 2 first rounders that’s even better
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Bent says:
“if he feels he can get it in the open market”
That’s the point. He can’t get it in the open market unless he waits for three years or forces the Jets hand with an ugly holdout.
No team can negotiate with Revis while under contract due to tampering legislation.
If he wanted to avoid this situation, he shouldn’t have signed the contract when originally drafted.
With that said, I don’t think the Jets should or will play hardball. They could though…
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tyrone says:
REVIS I HAVE AN IDEA . GIVE ME YOUR SKILLS AND SALARY 20 MILL FOR 3 MORE YEARS PLUS WHATEVER THE JETS GIVE YOU .AND I WILL GIVE YOU MY SALES SKILLS AND YOU COULD MAKE 85 A YEAR AND HAVE PEOPLE HATE YOU INSTEAD OF LOVING YOU. THE WAT THEY DO WHILE WORKING.. I WILL BUY A NICE HOUSE/ MY CHILDREN EACH A PAID FOR ED. MAYE AT YALE /NOT COMMUNITY COLLEGE .YOU GUY S DONT KNOW HOW BLESS YOU ARE EVEN IF YOU GET HURT YOU COULD SURVIVE AND STILL TAKE CARE OF YOUR FAMILY AND LIVE GOOD.YOU ARE ALL GREEDY AND IF IT WAS UP TO ME I TRADE YOU FOR 2 FIRST ROUND PICKS OR FORCE YOU TO HOLDOUT FOR 4 YEARS .YOU SIGN A CONTRACT FOR 3. AND WE COULD FRANCHISE YOU FOR 1IF YOU ARE STILL GOOD,MAYBE IS TIME FOR THE NFL OWNERS TO PUT A STOP TO THIS GREEDY PLAYERS WHO D`ONT UNDERSTAND A BOUT SALARY CPS AND TRYING TO KEEP THE TEAM TOGETHER FANACA GONE BECAUSE OF THESE GREEDY PLAYERS .LOOK WHAT HAPPEN TO LEON KNOW HES GETTING LESS HE COULD OF BEEN SIGNED LAST YEAR WITH SECURITY .KNOW HE HAS TO HOPE HE COLD BE HIS OLD SELF GOOD LUCK !
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The problem here is you guys are talking from the perspective of being fans and not players.I would love for us to sign all of our free agent and win the super bowl . tyrone if your job offered you or you know you could possibly earn 150k for your position would you not take it? If the jets are crazy enough to give him the money I say take it.
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dmazz says:
HE IS SIGNED FOR THREE YEARS!~
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AND FOR YOU PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE THE OWNERS SHOULD PAY BECAUSE OF ALL THE MONEY THEY MAKE .HEY OPEN YOUR OWN BUSINESS ,AND LET SEE HOW GENEROUS YOU ARE. SOMETIME TO KEEP A STAFF YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL HOW YOU DISTRIBUTE THE MONEY .I HAD A SMALL RESTAURANT BUSINESS AND I HAD TO LEARN HOW TO COOK CAUSE COOKS SWEAR TO GOD THEY OWN YOU SO I EVENTUALLY LEARNED AND BECAME BETTER THEN THEM. THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE ABOUT HOW ONE STAFF MEMBER COULD TRY AND STEEL THE SHOW FOR HIMSELF. BE GRATEFULL SOME OF US EX RICH GUYS YOU HAVE TO SOMETIMES LOOSE EVERYTHING LIKE I DID TO UNDERSTAND THE BLESSING OF MONEY .
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Ex rich? which should be more reason why you should understand why hes trying to get as much as he can money comes hard and money goes too easily. But on the other hand I would understand if they didn’t want to pay him 15 or 16 mill but to say he should take less isn’t fare to obligate him to a good deed
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daddybe1,
“but a tag is very very expensive to place so I doubt if the jets will do that”
Well, funny you should say that. The franchise tag for a CB was just under $10 million, and that’s when you factor in Aso’s ridiculous salary. So the highest paid CB’s in football barely make $10 mil a year (if they even make that much). Revis wants to be paid more than Aso ($16.2 million), so he wants to be paid more than 150% of what the best CBs in football make. How is that reasonable? I understand he should take care of himself, but when he’s likely going to make, at minimum, $45 million guaranteed in his next deal, he’s taken care of.
And you are right, he’s a football player. Part of being a football player (and a leader in particular) is doing what you have to do to win. You play for the greater good of your team, not yourself. If him shaving $2 million off his yearly average salary makes it easier to bring in the other parts of the Four Horsemen, than he needs to do that. Tom Brady took less money when he was the best in the NFL at the most important position in football. Revis doesn’t play the most important position in football, but he is the best at it. He should be the leader for this team and take $13 mil/year average. Give him a few “Superbowl” or accolades clauses, and let that be that.
But to say he should play hardball just for the sake of squeezing every cent out of the Jets is just as closed minded as saying the Jets should just leave his contract alone and then force franchise tags on him.
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originalJetFan says:
Interesting shift in mind set from years ago, while Pro Football careers are short, when did it shift to a player never having to work after his mid 30′s, and live a life of luxury. Players, even the biggest stars would develop career alternatives from the contacts football allowed them, or invest in restaurants and service companies. I love Darrelle, but does any mid 20 yr old NEED $17-20 million/yr, especially if it means losing other teammates who can help deliver a Superbowl and the endorsements taht can flow from that. Can see it now, Darrtelle being spokesmen for bahamian bureau of Tourism or Cruise lines, the alternative to Revis island!!
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A tag pays 10 mill or almost 10 mill in a particular year the contract he wants would average how ever much he wants so it could start out at 8 mil in 2010 8.5 in 2011 then on.so a franchise tag is exspensive for the time being but cheaper if you don’t want to give a player a long term deal.but you are right he should take off a few mil for the team but do I blame him if he didn’t want to no I wouldn’t.not when he can be injured and not get the majority of his contract because the jets can’t use him anymore.
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DADDYBE1 IF YOU WON THE MEGA MILLIONS FOR 20MILL YOU TELL ME YOU CANT SET UP YOUR LIFE .MOST RICH PEOPLE STARTED WITH MUCH LESS HE IS AN EMPLOYEE .THIS N EXT CONTRACT WILL MAKE HIM RICHER THEN EVERYBODY HE GREW UP WITH I COULD SEE IF YOU YOU COME FROM A RICH FAMILY IN TO THE NFL BUT A LOT OF THESE GUY COME FROM HARD TIMES AND THE WIN THE LOTTERY IN THE NFL .HEY THEY COULD ALSO INVEST ON THE SIDE SET UP BUSINESSES ALL KIND OF OPPURTUNITY YOU ARE WRONG AND HOW ABOUT HIS TEAMMATES .HOW ABOUT WHEN THE JETS DEFENSE TAKES THE FIELD REX SENDS REVIS OUT BUY HIMSELF AND SAY OK SUPERMAN HES 17 A YEAR GO OUT AND WIN US A SUPER BOWL BY YOURSELF
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daddybe1,
A few points.
1- If the Jets came at Revis with an $8 million/year figure he would probably be furious, and not just according to media rumors like he’s “furious” right now, I mean he’d be actually insulted.
2- Why wouldn’t the Jets want to give him a long-term deal? A franchise tag is about as likely for Revis as it is for me. If he gets injured he still gets guaranteed money. Could he live the rest of his days in luxury if he “only” gets $40 million or so in guaranteed money, after what he’s already earned in his life? I think so. Call me crazy, but I think he’d be fine.
3- The franchise tag is just an added year of paying a player top-flight money. All it does is anger the player, and keep them unhappy. It wouldn’t save the Jets money, just extend a divisive situation anothe ryear.
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REVIS STILL HAS 3 YEARS ON HIS CONTRACT FOR 21MILL WE DONT NEED FRANCHISE TAG TIL 2013
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caps lock.
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Jeff says:
I HATE AL DAVIS
You know he is mentally retarded when in one absurd offseason he gave 4 players top-money at their respective positions! Average players! The fact that he gave a $50 million dollard contract to Javon Walker after 2 knee surgeried is absurd!
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WHEN YOU BUY A HOT DOG AND A SODA FOR YOU AND YOUR KID AND THE BILL IS 22 DOLLARS REMEMBER THE GREEDY PLAYERS NOT THE OWNERS WHEN AN OWNER SPENDS ON ANEW ARENA AND PRACTICE FACILITY AND ONLY SELLS 70%OF THE PSL ITS VERY HARD TO PAY BIG MONEY THIS IS A BUSINESS AND HOW WE SPEND IS HOW THEY SPEND WE ARE THE REAL OWNERS BECAUSE WITHOUT FANS THERE IS NO MONEY YOU HAVE TO BE IN BUSINESS TO UNDERSTAND BUSINESS.
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.caps lock.
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Tyrone the superman remark was a really really funny one.but to brendan once you make money you know your bills increase also right?so 40 is great for you and me well def me but who know how his bills are or will be. That 40 will def get slashed by uncle sam to what 25 or 30. Then lawyers union fees agent fees cost of living then he has to invest.I still see no reason why he should not. Try to get the best offer possible. I remember when it was michael jordans time to get his new contract he said wasn’t gonna counter offer with the bulls if he didn’t like their offer he was leaveing and he got a. 30 mil dollar deal back in the 90s noone called him greedy the bulls made it work and eventually won three more rings. So what’s the difference here the jets don’t have to give him 20 or 15 but y can’t he ask and let them figure out how to sign everyone else.like all the players always say this is a biz not a family
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Brad says:
I am really interested to see how well Cromartie and Rookie Wilson will play this year. If they both do amazing in this system and Revis is still asking for rediculous money- trade revis- acquire 2 first round picks for him and give the money we are saving to the other players on our team looking for a contract. If Revis wont take around 12-14mil per year now, then tell him good luck making only 1mil this year. I love Revis’ ability, but greed angers me. Brady was the best QB in the league, won multiple superbowls, MVP awards and was a team first guy, Revis hasnt won anything yet, but being acknowledged as the best CB – he should be team first just like Brady. Bent brings up the point that now Brady will be asking for top dollar, but he also see his team not being elite anymore- took one pay cut when team was winning every year, understandable when its going to be his last contract to try to get as much as possible and the team isnt elite anymore. Jets have a chance to be elite for the next 4-5 years with revis and the other core players on this team.
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daddybe1,
For starters, you can’t compare Revis to Jordan. Jordan could single-handedly destroy a team, an entire team, with four midgets as his sidekicks. Revis needs his team to be successful, just a different animal.
I know about expenses, I majored in finance, I understand the nature of sports and can connect the two. But even the numbers you laid out, if became true, are more than ample money for a person to live off of, even a professional athlete.
The fact remains: Revis can’t simply hold the organization hostage for his own demands, which is the type of situation I feel you describe. He’s a reasonable person, I just hope his agent hasn’t filled his head with the idea that if he doesn’t get $17+ million/year it’s somehow a failure. Taking a paycut to help his team also boosts his image (his greatest commodity post-NFL) expontentially. The financial gains for such a move are very likely to outweigh the lost wages Revis would suffer by coming in at a discount.
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bono-zoffa says:
haven’t “officially” heard anything from revis yet, have we? if so, then i reserve judgment until i do. but personally, i think he should be paid top $$$, but not “aso” $$$, as that deal is a franchise killer. on the flip side, tanny needs to step up here w/ the core 4 – revis, harris, mangold, and brock – and buck up, as he’s in a nice position to lock these guys up for a nice 3-5 year run.
and i don’t consider cromartie, holmes, or edwards a priority yet, so they should not be mentioned here. to me, these guys are not “elite” players @ their positions and they are not guys who have proven anything in ny yet. if they prove and/or establish themselves accordingly, then i think they deserve mention. until then, they are “just” players who have some work to do.
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I would say Holmes is elite. Braylon & Cro, with two good season, could become elite. But both have been inconsistent.
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Lol jordan and four midgets is toooo funny.nut seriously he should take a discount in order for the jets to keep the team together but that means he would be putting his faith that the other 3 horsemen will work practice and not be injured all at the cost of him not making an extra 4 or 5 mil.that would be his perogative I say offer him 12 mil if he doesn’t like that keep him in his current deal for three yrs he would be about 28 then tag him for two more years and trade him a 30 for a 1st rd or 2nd round.but if I’m him I take what ever the jets seem willing to offer be it 15 17 or more. If I see a franchise qb being lost due to money then I offer part of my mils so the team has no excuses not to pay the qb.
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SackDance99 says:
I think hell might have frozen over. Cimini might actually be the voice of reason on the Revis situation:
The Jets have been criticized for making unpopular, seemingly financially driven player moves — namely the dumping of Alan Faneca and Thomas Jones. Now, with Darrelle Revis upset and others chirping about wanting new contracts, the Jets are being accused of pinching pennies (in this case, millions) because of unsold PSLs in the new stadium.
That’s a stretch.
The Jets are executing a game plan, and the crux of that plan is to re-sign their version of the Core Four — Revis, Nick Mangold, David Harris and D’Brickashaw Ferguson, a league source familiar with the team’s thinking said Saturday. The club has “allocated enough money” to get all four players locked up to long-term deals, the person said.
While the person acknowledged the Faneca and Jones moves were motivated, in part, by finances, the idea was to take the savings and re-invest the money in their younger foundation players. They’d better save up because, according to league executives, the Big Four will cost at least $100 million in guarantees.
Pro Bowl center Nick Mangold wants a new contract — by the start of the season.
Critics will argue that, in an uncapped year, money should be no issue. Owner Woody Johnson, in a recent interview with ESPNNewYork.com, admitted the Jets are operating from an internal budget, but he claimed they’re no different from other teams. He described it as “a pretty hardy budget in the NFL. I don’t know if it’s the highest, but we’re spending quite a large chunk.”The Jets’ top 51 players account for approximately $104 million in 2010 payroll, 18th-highest in the league, but they will soar up the rankings as soon as they re-sign one of their key veterans. Presumably, that will be Revis, as the Jets seem to have made him their No. 1 priority.
In fact, spending is down throughout the league. Only 51 unrestricted free agents have changed teams, the lowest number in the free-agency era, according to sources. The previous low was 85 in 1997.
Because of tighter free-agent restrictions and conservative spending, only 11 UFAs have landed deals averaging $4 million per year or more. The Washington Redskins have signed a league-high nine UFAs, but those contracts averaged only $970,000, sources said.
That’s bargain-basement shopping, typical of the climate around the league.
The Jets are severely restricted in free agency because of the “Final Eight” rules, which won’t be lifted until July 24. Basically, it’s a lose-one, sign-one situation. They lost kicker Jay Feely to the Arizona Cardinals and signed linebacker Jason Taylor from the Miami Dolphins.
Johnson said “it’s pretty much a miracle” that, considering the restrictions, they were able to acquire veterans such as Antonio Cromartie, Santonio Holmes and LaDainian Tomlinson, who was a “street” free agent after being released by the San Diego Chargers. Cromartie and Holmes arrived in trades.
In the coming months, the Jets will be under pressure to satisfy their top players. Revis was a no-show for Thursday’s voluntary practice because he’s unhappy with his negotiations. He wants to be the highest-paid cornerback in the league — about $16 million per year — and there appears to be a huge gap in negotiations.
Revis has three years remaining on his current contract for a total of $21 million, assuming the Jets exercise a buyback for 2011 and 2012. The Jets are showing no sense of urgency, and they still have two months before training camp.
They’re proceeding with caution, in part, because of the uncertain future of the collective bargaining agreement. But they’re also taking a big risk because Revis is their best player and is revered in the locker room. T he organization would take a PR hit if it alienates their most valuable defensive player.
Mangold and Harris are entering the final year of their deals; Ferguson is signed through 2011, but the final year is a $10 million option.
Mangold has been a good soldier, showing up for practices and saying the right things, but he’s privately seething, according to a source. The All-Pro center, hinting he might consider a training-camp holdout, said he wants a new deal by the start of the regular season.
The Jets have been saving for this rainy day. It’s not pouring yet, but the dark clouds are gathering.
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rollercoaster says:
I really can’t blame Revis for trying to get as much as he can. Generally, that 2nd contract for a player tends to be the most profitable. Also, he has no idea what’s going to happen next year, so he could be trying to save as much as possible. When Brady turned down that extra money, he wasn’t worried about whether there would be another season. Plus, QBs of Brady’s level talent tend to play longer that CBs, so Brady know he would get another opportunity to get a new contract .
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how can you not blame a guy for getting as much as he can, when it takes away from everyone else?
football is the sport where teamwork is the most important. 1 guy can’t carry a team. so one guy shouldn’t get paid 5-10 times what the other key players get.
anyone think aso is happy playing for the raiders? I bet he was happy when he signed his contract… but after his team continues to suck in the future, do you think he will regret it at all? if he loves football, and wants to win, you can almost guarantee he will regret it.
look at all the players who got big money in oakland. how did that pan out for them? take moss for example, he made good money in oakland, but hated being a loser. lost his motivation, and didn’t care about playing hard anymore. got traded to the pats for like a 4th round pick, and signed a contract for pennies to just be on a team that had a chance to win a superbowl. and in his first few years on the pats, him and brady were almost unstoppable.
we don’t need to turn our team into the raiders version 2.0. cause we pay out ridiculous contracts like al davis. and if we have player who feel they are entitled to that kind of ridiculous money, i say hold them hostage to their contract, trade them or make them play it out and let them walk.
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Greengoblin says:
I’m a big fan of Revis but I have had enough of this guy’s greed. He has three years or something left on a contract he signed so the Jets don’t owe him squat in terms of renegotiating his contract. He says they “promised” him last season. Give me a break. Then the Jets offer him a decent new teal and he’s fighting for an extra million or two. What a greedy sob…I think he’s a great player but just a couple of seasons ago he wasn’t even a top ten CB. Just because he has a great year last year now he thinks he deserves to be paid as much as Peyton Manning!!!! What happens if by some chance Revis just had a career year last season and he comes back to earth this season???What a waste of money that would be..If he wants to get paid like an MVP then he should put up MVP numbers for more than one season. Btw, he wasn’t even voted the Defensive player of the year last season but wants the money that Manning gets and Manning is a guy who wins the MVP every season…Jets fans have made Revis grow this gigantic ego and he really thinks he’s better than Deion Sanders (and should be payed accordingly). Maybe Revis is but I need to see it for more than a couple of seasons..And even if he is, the Jets offer is still a very fair deal…A CB is not as important to a team as a QB…Tannenbaum should just leave his offer on the table and if Revis wants to hold out then good riddance!!!! Just start Wilson in his place for all I care…I’d rather go with the rookie than overpay a whiney selfish cry baby…
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GREAT GREAT POST….and i couldn’t agree more…I do hope Revis reads this and thinks about it…
but at the end of the day, every year we look worse and worse, in that we don’t keep promises, and don’t pay anybody….NO Revis is not Pete Kendall, Chris Baker, Thomas Jones, Alan Faneca, etc….
but that makes it even more of a reason TO PAY REVIS…all the other guys we spurned the last couple yrs were not the best at their respected positions and were not still on their rookie contract….
if we can change this tide we need to do it NOW…Pay Revis, Pay Harris, Pay Mangold…D’Brick, might be the odd man out, depending how Ducassie does this season I think he can be Brick’s successor at LT….imo…
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JetFanNY says:
Revis drove a hard bargain on his first contract and he and his agents will do the same again.
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Tom in Raleigh says:
THERE IS a difference between 8 mil and 12 mil. A big one. Have any of you noticed Revis’ striking lack of bling?!? Why do you think that is? It is because he is poor.
The Jets are ridiculous if they think he will be able to afford that gold plated toothbrush that he has always wanted on that insulting salary that they are offering!
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Eddie DiGio says:
I gotta be fair and say that Brady is right here…
Reev deserves to be the highest paid CB in the NFL. But the highest paid CB in Aso, makes a ludicrous salary paid by a man that the game has passed by years ago…with all the good players the Jets have, Revis cannot make that money and expect the Jets to surround him players who are on par with his ability
Im not saying Revis should make peanuts, but he has to come down from the Aso contract cause its going to cost the Jets DH or Brick if he doesnt
Brady is a backup from Michigan. He is a god damn cheater, screw him and screw Bellichick. End of story.