Darrelle Revis and New York Jets Agree on New Contract
The Jets announced early Monday that they have agreed to terms with the All-Pro cornerback Darrelle Revis, who missed all of training camp because he was unhappy with his contract.
It has been reported by USA Today that the Jets agreed to pay Darrelle Revis on a four-year, $46 million contract, including $32 million guaranteed. Wow!!!
He’ll fly to New York, sign, and be on the field versus Baltimore next Monday night. The contract was announced as seven years, but easily voids to four. The best news for the Jets is that they didn’t have to do a one-year, “band-aid” deal that might’ve put them back at square one next offseason.
According to the NY Daily News, Revis stayed in shape during his holdout, working out with Ty Law in South Florida.
In a pair of messages posted early Monday morning, Revis expressed his regret for his much-publicized holdout, which has been a subject of obsession among Jets fans and the news media over the last month.
“I just want to tell y’all that I’m sorry for this process and I can’t wait to get back on the field,” Revis wrote.
The Jets begin their regular season a week from Monday, when they will host the Baltimore Ravens at the New Meadowlands Stadium. It was not immediately clear whether Revis would be ready for that game, though if the team finalizes its contract with him in the near future – perhaps later Monday – it seems plausible that Revis could be in uniform by then.
Revis, 25, made clear in the offseason his displeasure with his contract, so it was no surprise when he did not show up for training camp when it began on Aug. 1.
He was slated to make $1 million this season, the fourth year in a six-year contract he signed as a rookie and by all accounts has outplayed.
The disagreement between Revis and the Jets focused on how much more he should be compensated than his current deal would have provided.
Revis asserted that he wanted to be the highest-paid cornerback in the N.F.L., which would have put his paycheck at somewhere in the ballpark of $15 million per year, a sum that the Jets were not eager to pay.
Can’t wait to see Hardknocks this week. I bet Rex Ryan will be grinning from ear to ear and will DEFINITELY be letting loose with some celebratory F-Bombs!
Revis, Jets agree to terms on new deal Darrelle Revis and the New York Jets have agreed to a new contract, ending the All-Pro cornerback’s holdout a week before the team’s season opener. …
Revis, Jets agree to terms on 4-year deal 6, 2010, that they have agreed to a fnew contract with Revis. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File) NEW YORK — Darrelle Revis is ending his holdout and joining …
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