Darrelle Revis

The Buccaneers, Eric Wright, Darrelle Revis, and the Jets

Posted on by Jason Fitzgerald

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Per Ian Rapoport of NFL.com the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have renegotiated the contract of CB Eric Wright reducing his base salary from $7.75 million to $1.5 million, a $6.25 million dollar paycut. While Wright can earn up to another $1.5 million in unknown incentives it is likely that these incentives will not count towards the salary cap in the 2013 season. This move leaves the Buccaneers with about $33 million in cap space which opens up a number of questions about what they plan on doing with the cap room.

First I just wanted to discuss the situation with Wright. Everyone is well aware that Wright signed a lucrative contract last year, but voided his guarantees when he was suspended in 2012. This left Wright in a bad position when it came to roster security. The Buccaneers are one of the few NFL teams that employ almost a pure cash to cap philosophy. Outside of rookies very few players on the roster have any cap protection that comes from the potential of dead money acceleration. Tampa Bay simply guarantees P5 salary, typically for two years, and once the guarantees vanish so can the player without penalty. Wright’s roster spot was clearly in jeopardy.

The decision to keep Wright benefits both sides. From Tampa’s perspective you have to consider where would they get another cornerback with the same upside at this stage of free agency?  The answer is they couldn’t. $1.5 million is a bargain even in this market, The NFC South is a pass happy division in a much stronger conference making cornerbacks a premium position within the division. You need two of them in the division more than any other division in the NFL. From Wright’s point of view the cornerback market grew incredibly soft and he is coming off a very low point in his career. Free agency is basically at an end and the teams with the most cap room such as the Browns, Jaguars, Eagles and Bengals would likely not be looking for a player like Wright. Other teams might show interest but they may not even match the $3 million potential Wright gets in Tampa Bay. In return for accepting a low salary the remainder of his contract, per reports, will void, giving him a shot at free agency next season when, in theory, the market might be better.  The other added benefit for Wright deals with the potential trade with the Jets for CB Darrelle Revis. If Wright plays alongside Revis he could benefit greatly from the situation.

The added cap space for the Buccaneers is only going to add fuel to the fire on the Revis speculation and I am going to feed into that here as well. The logical reason that the Buccaneers are interested in creating more cap room would be to frontload a contract for the injured Revis and protect their salary cap in the event Revis is not the same player post surgery. Remember how I said that the Buccaneers like to guarantee 2 years of a contract, well when you are looking to sign a deal with a Revis that is going to be a large amount of money. With $33 million in cap space and likely no first round draft pick to sign the Buccaneers could give Revis as much as $26 million in 2013 in both cap and cash considerations.

Per the rules of the CBA Revis would need to earn at least $13 million in 2014 to avoid the difference being treated as a signing bonus. Per my estimates the Buccaneers have around $98.25 in cap commitments in 2014 for 43 players, making a $13 million dollar hit very reasonable for the team. While they do need to either re-sign Josh Freeman or find a new QB, both moves are doable within the Bucanners cap especially considering that they could be parting with two number 1 draft picks in a trade with the Jets. Structuring a deal this way gets $39 million out of the way in two years, a number almost equal to the $40 million two year payout received by the Bills Mario Williams, who Revis is looking at as a guide for his contract. By using conditional guarantees in the third year of the contract the Buccaneers could likely structure a deal where Revis could be cut in 2015 with no or limited penalty if unhealthy.

The other more “out of the box” possibility is that the Buccaneers are creating cap space to essentially take on a salary dump from the Jets. In other sports we see trades for cash, something that can’t be done in the NFL. But if a team has the cap space to absorb a bad contract with guaranteed salary they can sweeten a trade offer by essentially taking a majority of the cash and cap obligation away from the trading team.

The Jets have three bad contracts on their team that contain minimal prorated money but guaranteed base salaries. These guaranteed salaries essentially prevent the Jets from cutting the player but by no means prevent the trade of a player. The two big ones on the books are LB David Harris and WR Santonio Holmes. Harris has $9.5 million in fully guaranteed salary in 2013 and a $13 million dollar cap hit. If traded Harris’ dead money would only be $4 million freeing up $9 million in cap for the Jets. Holmes carries a $9 million dollar cap hit, $7.5 million of which comes from a fully guaranteed base salary. Trading Holmes frees up $5.25 million in cap space for the Jets. The other name is QB Tim Tebow, who only carries a $2.586 million dollar cap charge, of which $1.531 million is owed to  the Denver Broncos. None of these 3 players, to the best of my knowledge, carry any guaranteed salary in 2014 pretty much making them a 1 year rental for Tampa with no damage done to their future salary cap.

Of these names the two that make the most sense would be Holmes and Tebow. Holmes, if healthy, could be a good complement to WR’s Vincent Jackson and Mike Williams giving Freeman another weapon in the passing game. Holmes could be convinced to play the slot in Tampa. The money he would free in cap space would balance out the $3 million loss of cap from Revis and the $1.83 million cap charge the 13th pick in the draft should carry making the trade much more acceptable to the Jets. If Tampa has to part with a 1st round pick in 2013 plus a 2nd or another 1st in 2014 the addition of a second contributing player in the trade will make the price more acceptable to the Buccaneers. Tebow does not benefit in the same way, but gives the Jets the chance to save face and money from the ill advised trade with the Broncos. The low cap charge for Tebow would not impact the Bucs ability to frontload a deal with Revis the way Holmes’ would.

While nothing more than wild speculation on my part I do think that it can provide a pretty interesting way to manipulate the salary cap that has not really been used at all in the past. As more teams move towards the cash to cap philosophy it could open the door for more teams to consider trades as a normal business operation to fix a teams salary cap.

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The Depressed Cornerback Market and Darrelle Revis

Posted on by Jason Fitzgerald

So what exactly is going on right now with the Jets and Darrelle Revis? It is clear that the Jets were at one point shopping him. There were far too many stories from too many sources for it to not be true. The other day it was reported by, I believe, Peter King that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are willing to give up a 1st and 2nd round pick in the 2014 NFL Draft for Revis. Manish Mehta of the NY Daily News followed up with a report that the Buccaneers were willing to pay Revis $12-13 million a year. Last week the Jets seemed to have a soft deadline to trade Revis due to a $1 million dollar roster bonus that he earned at 4PM on March 17th. The day came and went and the Jets are now on the hook for $1 million in both cash and cap to a player who they are supposedly trading. Now word is that teams aren’t even sure if the Jets are really looking to move him. Weird isn’t it?

Old readers of mine from nyjetscap.com know my feelings on Revis and his relationship with the team. For new readers I don’t think there is any love lost between the organization and Revis. Revis has held them up twice now and was prepared to do it a third time last season before he realized that the Jets held all the contractual power in the world over him and he had no choice but to play on his current contract. When it was floated out there, even while injured, that Revis was again looking to be the highest paid defensive player in the NFL it more or less makes it a no brainer to trade him. The Jets were not a good team with Revis and allocating that kind of money to him is pointless given the teams situation.

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However all of the posturing by Revis was based on an assumption that teams were willing to pay an incredible amount of money for his services.  Now paying the type of money Revis was looking for is fools gold for any corner, even one as great as Revis, but it would not stun me that a team would pay it. I mean the Raiders did it for Asomugha and the Bills did it last year for Mario Williams one of the most overrated pass rushers in the league. This year players lined up looking for big money in free agency but the market changed and nobody got the money.

This time last season the NFL cornerback market had 6 players with an APY over $10 million a season. 11 players were over $9 million and 17 players made over $8 million. The new market is 4 over $10 million, 7 over $9 million, and 11 over $8 million. Overall this is the new marketplace breakdown:

2013 Average APY

2012 Average APY

Percent Change

2013 Median APY

2012 Median APY

Percent Change

Top 5

$10,379,000

$10,906,200

-4.83%

$10,020,000

$10,750,000

-6.79%

Top 10

$9,658,633

$10,305,933

-6.28%

$9,750,000

$10,000,000

-2.50%

Top 16

$8,786,834

$9,670,511

-9.14%

$8,470,667

$9,636,667

-12.10%

Top 32

$6,911,929

$7,635,034

-9.47%

$6,583,334

$8,005,674

-17.77%

It is not as if one can argue that this was a bad market for corners this season. At least two corners, Sean Smith and Aqib Talib, were considered franchise tag candidates this offseason. Smith ended up getting a 3 year deal worth $5.5 million a season and Talib settled for a 1 year contract at $5 million. Brent Grimes, coming off injury, is still waiting to sign a contract. The best deal of the offseason may have been signed by Kyle Arrington, a hybrid number 2/slot cover corner that received $7.5 million in cash in the first year of his contract, the 2nd highest of any corner this season.

Comparing free agency last season with this one shows a startling picture of where the market is headed. Based on my own recollection (which may be off a bit) the biggest offseason deals signed in 2012, based on APY, were those of Brent Grimes, Brandon Carr, Cortland Finnegan, Ladarius Webb, and Stanford Routt. This years top 5 contracts are those of Cary Williams, Smith, Keenan Lewis, Chris Houston, and Talib. This is the average of the two classes:

Total

APY

Guaranteed

% Guaranteed

First Year Cash

2012

$35,676,200

$8,926,867

$15,079,200

42.3%

$9,619,200

2013

$17,810,000

$5,255,333

$7,118,000

40.0%

$6,573,000

Percent Change

-50.1%

-41.1%

-52.8%

-5.4%

-31.7%

It is a complete devaluation of the position in 2013. Teams just do not want to spend on it for a number of reasons ranging from the spread offense to the lack of a large number of dominant WR/QB combinations in the NFL. To think that will change next year is probably wrong. Right now you can get Chris Houston and Aqib Talib for less than it costs to get Revis alone. No matter how great Revis is from a cap standpoint he is a clear loser in this market.

My gut instincts tell me that when the Jets were out in Indianapolis putting feelers out there for Revis and also surveying the market in the first real, even if off the record, negotiating sessions they had a good idea of where teams were headed with the salary cap and positional spending. They knew the cornerback market had a good chance to collapse and that there would be few teams willing to entertain the type of money offers Revis wants. If the Jets do not pull a trade with the Buccaneers, one of the few teams that would be willing to meet Revis’ asking price, Revis is going to have to prove he is 100% healthy to get a decent payday. Even then if a team like the Bucs has a bad season they will likely not overspend for a Revis. That is a team that thinks they can compete, but another losing season and they will quickly change their outlook.

With all of this in mind this may be a situation where the Jets realize there is an opportunity to keep Revis in New York. The most I felt, pre-injury, a team should pay for Revis is $11.25 million based on some crude stat analysis but understood his standing in the NFL and thought that could max it between $12 and 13 million. While that would be overpaying it would not be so egregious that it destroyed your team financially. Now in this new marketplace the Jets may be thinking that by rolling the dice they can get Revis for $11-$12 million a season. Not only does that keep Revis a Jet but it keeps the fans happy with a team that has a bleak outlook in 2013 and gives the Jets a marketing tool as they struggle to sell out the upper deck of the stadium.

Financially the Jets can make this move if they need to. An interesting move that the Jets made a few weeks ago was the restructuring of CB Antonio Cromartie’s contract. Most thought nothing of it at the time since the Jets needed cap relief and he was an obvious candidate. What struck me as odd, though, was that the Jets did not extend him. By extending Cromartie they could have brought his cap number even lower and not dealt with the near $15 million dollar cap figure he has in 2014. With the way the market was at worst they would have extended him under the same $8 million APY of his current contract.

However had they extended him they were locking themselves into Cromartie as their future number 1. Releasing or trading him next season saves $9.5 million in cap room, more than enough to offset a Revis return. They would not have been able to release him if an extension was executed. So looking a bit deeper into that move may have been an indication that the Jets don’t see the door as closed on Revis as we all believe.

Now that doesn’t not mean the Jets wont trade him. I think the issue here is they need something in this years draft to move him. Waiting until next year where positioning and draftees are a complete unknown is not a reasonable return. All along I have said they need a 2nd this season and a potential 1 next year. I think if the Bucs made that offer tomorrow the Jets will take it. But if they don’t the Jets have a window now to get their corner under contract under their terms. The longer Revis waits the more chance there is that he gets re-injured or doesn’t look the same. The way the market is going proving he is 100% doesn’t mean $16 million anymore in free agency. It may not even mean $13 million. Unless the Jets are going to lowball him on an offer he can probably get almost as much now as he will after having a year like he had in 2010 or 2011. Is an extra $1 million a year worth that risk to him?  The Jets might think its not.

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A Quick Little Revis Trade Consideration

Posted on by Jason Fitzgerald

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Alot of rumors and speculation on potential landing spots for Jets CB Darrelle Revis. I just had a quick thought pop into my head that I wanted to share. Remember that there is no reason why a team needs to enter into a long term contract with Revis. He is contractually obligated to play out the season for $6 million dollars and if he decides to hold out then another 3 years at just $3 million per season kick onto his contract rather than voiding out. While there could be some concerns of Revis sulking without an extension the fact that he is coming off injury and looking to hit free agency running next year makes that a non-concern. If he fails to play well people will attribute it to injury and Revis will never get the money he seeks. Plus, as someone that has watched Revis for almost every game of his career, I can safely say that Revis is not the type of competitor that will allow the contract to impact his play once he actually suits up.

But one thing that I think we are failing to consider here is the potential of compensatory draft selections with Revis. While I have speculated that the Jets could potentially get nothing in return for Revis if he bolts next season that is primarily because they would be active free agency players in 2014. Revis would simply be out of their price range. If Revis goes to a more cap strapped contender those teams would likely not be big spenders in 2014. I believe that when a player is traded so should the compensatory aspect of the contract if the player leaves the following season.

So if you are the 49’ers, Broncos, Falcons or any other team with a late draft pick the real decision could be something along the lines of the 30th pick in the NFL for Revis and a 3rd round pick in the 2015 NFL Draft for a 1 year rental of potentially the best CB in the game for just $6 million in cap and cash consideration. No long term contract required and you probably get a pick in 2015 to at least replace something that you lost. Its really not that steep of a price for a team that feels one good corner could make all the difference in the world next season.

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The Salary Cap and Cash Timeline of Trading Darrelle Revis

Posted on by Jason Fitzgerald

I had this on my other site since its Jets related but since there are plenty of other fans who come here interested in the Revis sweepstakes here are how his cap hits for the Jets are affected by the timing of a trade. For those interested in the cost of trading for him as a 1 year rental, if the trade is made before March 17th its $6 million. From that point forward you an follow the cash chart to get an idea of the costs after that date. Basically every few months $1 million in cash is knocked off the price.

Trade Date2013 Cap Hit2014 Cap Hit2013 Cash
Before March 17th$12 million$0 million$0 million
Between March 17th and Start of Workouts$13 million$0 million$1 million
Before June 1st and After Workouts Completed$14 million$0 million$2 million
After June 1st and Before Training Camp$5 million$9 million$2 million
After Start of Training Camp and Before Week 1$6 million$9 million$3 million
During the season$6 million + $176,471 x weeks on Jets$9 million$3 million + $176,471 x weeks on Jets

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A Look at the Potential Trade Market for Darrelle Revis

Posted on by Jason Fitzgerald

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With more of  the Darrelle Revis talks in full swing I wanted to look at a few teams that could be interested in his services.

One thing that I think is worth noting is that there is nothing that keeps Revis from being a one year rental. I have heard many people state that a team will not trade for Revis if they do not think they can work out a long term deal with him. Why? A team that acquires Revis will only take on a $6 million dollar cap hit in 2013. That hit is made up of $3 million in salary and $3 million in bonuses that are paid out on March 17th, after the completion of workouts, and finally for reporting to training camp. That is a dirt cheap price for a team trading for a star cornerback that thinks he is the final piece of a win now team.

Is there the risk that Revis could hold out?  No. Remember that Revis has holdout protection in his contract. It is unlikely that there is any clause that voids those clauses if traded. In other words if a team trades for Revis and he holds out he becomes their exclusive property thru 2016. Essentially they are in the same position that the Jets would be in right now with him. So Revis has to play even if just for one year if he wants to cash in for free agency,

Now I don’t want this to be read that another team is going to wow the Jets with some amazing offer. No extension probably maxes the traded draft pick out at second rounder. But would you give up $6 million in cash and cap and a 2nd rounder for Revis even if he was going to bolt after one year?  Most Jets fans want Revis to stick on the team this year even if he will leave, essentially costing the Jets $18 million in cap room over the next two years. It’s a no brainer that a team would make the deal if they felt they could win now.

For the Jets to be protected the trade would need to include draft pick escalators if Revis signs with the new team. The Jets have done that before with Jonathan Vilma when they traded him to the New Orleans Saints. Now the loophole has always been to let the player get to free agency and then sign him to avoid the compensation but I would think language could be written to avoid that possibility and enforce any re-signing of Revis between the day of the trade and say June of 2014. If that is against league rules there is always the possibility of tying it in with games played and a playoff win or something along those lines.

Between the low salary he has this year and the fact that Revis only played two games last season he is an easy fit for an acquiring team under any scenario and any extension. Joel Corry, the great salary cap expert, plotted out an excellent way to do that with Revis by using NLTBE incentives that you often hear me talking about on here from time to time. So its not a cap constraint in the present and may not be one in the future if you just want that one year rental.

So who might be interested? Lets look.

Denver Broncos– We all saw last year that Champ Bailey cant keep up with the younger and faster wide receivers. He was getting blown past against the Ravens who targeted him over and over as if he was a useless replacement player. The Broncos are clearly a win now team with a 37 year old Peyton Manning at QB and they have a short window of opportunity. With the pass rush they have putting Revis on that team could make the defense scary good. The Broncos should have between $7 and $9 million in cap space once they tag LT Ryan Clady and cutting Bailey saves them an additional $10.75 million.  The Broncos have not been afraid to invest in players before and Bailey has been one of the highest paid corners in the NFL. Denver has the 28th pick in both rounds 1 and 2 in the 2013 draft.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers– I said early in the offseason that this is a team that could make a play for Revis. They cleared out a ton of cap space last year with the restructuring of Vincent Jacksons and Carl Nicks and are currently around $30 million under the cap. The Bucs have generally used a cash to cap philosophy which might fit best with Revis who seems to be upset in every year he is not among the highest cash compensated players in the NFL. Tampa is looking to revamp and add support to their offense and Revis brings instant credibility to their defense. This would be a team  that would immediately sign him to a long term deal. They have the 13th pick in round 1 and 12th pick in round 2. They could probably put together an enticing package for the Jets.

San Francisco 49ers– the 49ers just cleared out a good chunk of cap space by agreeing on a trade of QB Alex Smith to the Kansas City Chiefs. Their defense is already terrific and if you can pair Revis with S Dashon Goldson, assuming he is re-signed, and LB Patrick Willis you could have a truly special defense.  The NFC West has gotten very competitive and Seattle was arguably the better team next season so its not as if the 49ers are assured of being the favorite in the NFC again. The 49ers have a boatload of draft picks and could offer either the 31st or 33rd pick in the draft if they wanted to. They have the ammunition to get the deal done. The two negatives for San Francisco are the fact that they are tight on cap room even with the trade of Smith and it is highly unlikely that they would sign Revis to an extension. San Francisco has a very specific way they design their salary cap which includes per game roster bonuses and often times using mechanisms to remove dead money protection from players contracts when the cap room presents itself. There is no chance that Revis would ever agree to such structures making him a bigger headache than he probably is with New York. San Francisco does not have a closing window so I don’t see them as a prime candidate.

Atlanta Falcons– The Falcons got torched in the playoffs last year and looked as if they had a secondary that had never played football before. The team had franchised CB Brent Grimes last season but he went down to a season ending injury early on. The team is explosive offensively and can use a player like Revis to settle the defense down and try to get them over the hump. While Matt Ryan and Julio Jones are certainly young there is a portion of the team nearing the turnover stage and Atlanta may not want to waste more opportunities. With elite QBs in the NFC such as Aaron Rodgers, Eli Manning, and Drew Brees as well as the young guns of Colin Kaepernick, Robert Griffin III, and Russel lWilson a player like Revis is much more of a difference maker than in the AFC where most teams have less capable QBs. Not only that but these mobile QBs, who are predominantly in the NFC, are going to require teams to play more man to man coverage while leaving others in to spy the QB. There is no better man to man player than Revis. While Atlanta is close to the cap limit they will create $6.9 million when they release RB Michael Turner and can add another $6 million by releasing CB Dunta Robinson. Atlanta has the 30th pick in the first and second round of the draft.

Could other teams be interested?  Maybe. I could see the Texans potentially getting in the act, though I feel as if their window closed and bringing in a player like Revis is probably not going to make a difference. Green Bay could use a player like Revis as their defense is poor and they have the cap room to make such a move. The best QB and the best corner in the NFL on the same team?  I don’t think its impossible but this doesn’t scream to me of a Packer move. They amass draft picks rather than trading them. On top of that they need to make sure to keep lots of cap room for Rodgers and LB Clay Matthews. To me it makes sense I just don’t see them trading a pick.

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Looking at the Contract of Darrelle Revis

Posted on by Jason Fitzgerald

On my other website probably 20% of the articles center around Darrelle Revis and his ongoing contract squabbles with the New York Jets. With Revis in the news again due to his agents somehow feeling slighted that the team he is under contract did not go out of their way to meet with them this weekend I wanted to go over some of the particulars of that deal with this audience.

The Revis contract is one of the unique ones in that the final three years of the contract void provided Revis fulfills all his contractual obligations during the first 4 years of the contract. While these void structures have become a popular mechanism for certain cap-strapped teams the Jets have avoided these structures in the past but were backed into corner in 2010 when head coach Rex Ryan wanted Revis off his holdout and back on the field. At the heart of the holdout was the contract signed by Nnamdi Asomugha of the Oakland Raiders that was set to pay him slightly more than $45 million dollars over 3 years.  Revis wanted a higher APY, but over a longer period of time. Eventually a compromise was reached in which Revis’ two year pay would be $32.5 million, which was higher than Asomughas $28.6 million, but the APY of the contract would not exceed that of the Raiders corner.

To reach that figure the Jets paid Revis an $18 million dollar option bonus in 2011. In order to keep Revis’ cap figures at a reasonable number the Jets had to add these voidable seasons at the back end of the contract which would allow them to prorate the money over a 6 year period. By doing this the Jets would only incur $3 million a year in prorated charges from 2011 thru 2013, but would face a potential $9 million dollar dead money fee in 2014 if they did not sign Revis to an extension, which is where we are at today.

From a salary cap perspective the Jets likely look at Revis’ cap charges as a real detriment to the team going forward. The Jets have long held firm that they will not pay Revis the type of salary he demands, which makes it likely that he would hit free agency in 2014 even if the end result was returning to the Jets.  From the Jets point of view that makes the one year rental of Revis this year extremely expensive. To illustrate lets look at two scenarios.

In scenario A the Jets let Revis play out the contract this season. The Jets will absorb a $9 million dollar cap hit in 2013 for Revis’ services. From there the Jets have until the Super Bowl to work out an extension with Revis. If not extended before 4PM the day following the Super Bowl Revis contract will void. The Jets 2014 salary cap immediately takes on a $9 million dollar acceleration charge. At the best the Jets will get a third round draft pick in compensation for Revis that will be received in the 2015 NFL draft. As outlined here there is a chance they receive nothing. In terms of salary cap this means the Jets are using $18 million of cap dollars for 1 season of Darrelle Revis, knowing full well he hits free agency to test the market.

In scenario B the Jets trade Revis. If the Jets trade Revis at the start of the new League Year they immediately take on a $12 million dollar cap charge, a net loss of $3 million in cap room in the 2013 season. They receive a draft pick in the 2013 NFL draft, which would at least be a 2nd rounder. In 2014 they will be free and clear of all charges associated with Revis and he becomes somebody elses contractual headache.

So what we really have is the choice of $18 million in cap for Revis and at best  3rd rounder in 2015 versus $12 million in cap for nobody and at least a 2nd round pick in 2013. That is a difficult decision when you frame it in that way. More cap dollars and immediate young help in the draft. Of course if the Jets end up being a decent team in 2013, and in the NFL just about anything is possible, the loss of Revis could be huge.

Of course in scenario A Revis also takes a risk by waiting for free agency and playing the year out. Nobody knows if Revis is truly healthy and he has only played 31 games in the last 3 years. If he was to get injured again his value would plummet. Teams can take a chance on one injury not having an impact on the players ability, but two injuries and they won’t take a chance especially at the money Revis is supposedly looking for.  This might be something the Jets are hoping that works to their advantage if they are letting him twist in the wind about his future.

Really both sides would benefit from an extension. The Jets would avoid the $9 million dead money charge and keep Revis while Revis would remain on a team with a coach who favors his abilities and a fanbase who loves him. The Jets would probably pay Revis around $13 million a year which would be far more than any other corner in the NFL and would likely lock Revis into $30 million in guarantees regardless of injury recover.  But the Jets can not have Revis looking to hold out every other season and right now that is the reputation he has. This probably makes the extension a moot point.

All things considered it benefits the Jets cap flexibility and potential future roster by moving on this season and sending Revis to a team that is willing to go beyond that $16 million a year mark that Revis wants. If they can find a team ready to do that I’d expect the Jets to pull the trigger.

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