Revis holding out...AGAIN?

[Brian Fein]

http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/jets/post/_/id/13166/revis-its-all-up-to-jets-gm

There is speculation that Revis is looking for a new deal again.  What is this guy's problem?  He held out 2 years ago looking for a big pay day, and got it.  Since then, his play has fell off a bit, I think.  Now, with 2 years left on his deal, he's going to pull this shenanigan again?

If you ask me, I'm going to jettison this bum, either by trade or just cut him, just to reclaim the room his enormous head is taking up in my locker room.  He's not interested in anything but his wallet, and that's bad for a team.

But, since its the Jets, I hope they sign him to a 15-year, $200 million guaranteed contract.

[Spider-Dan]

Even-numbered year, so time for a new Revis contract.  Duh!

[MikeO]

Revis is the poster boy for "Great player; Greedy unlikable athlete"


Maybe Tebow can "show him the light" and let him see the error of his ways.

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

He basically said the day he signed the contract he would be holding out again in two years.  Most of the money in his deal was in the first two years.

[el diablo]

What do you expect from the best defensive player on a defending Super Bowl championship team?

[MikeO]

He basically said the day he signed the contract he would be holding out again in two years.  Most of the money in his deal was in the first two years.

That's his side of the story. Tannenbaum and the Jets organization are saying different.

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

That's his side of the story. Tannenbaum and the Jets organization are saying different.

I am not going by *his* side of the story.  I am going by my memory of what he said two years ago and was in the newspapers 3 days after he signed the last contract. 

[MikeO]

either way the Jets are saying different and the total opposite. And I tend to side with the Jets on this one in this contract dispute of what "actually" went down.

[Spider-Dan]

I am not going by *his* side of the story.  I am going by my memory of what he said two years ago and was in the newspapers 3 days after he signed the last contract.

Link?

The idea that Revis would declare that he plans to hold out in 2 years, on the day he signs a 4-year-contract... that would be kind of a big deal.  I don't remember hearing him say anything of the sort.

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

Link?

A link to my memory from two years ago?  Nope sorry. 

But I do recall, checking out a Jets board only a day or two after he implied this.  They were fuming.  So yes it was big deal.

[Brian Fein]

If you read the article linked in the OP, it says:

Revis has two years, $13.5 million remaining on his contract. He made $32.5 million over the last two years, and now he's like a long-term deal with a similar average per year. Revis has insisted he's "not unhappy" with his current contract, but he believes the team promised him it would re-visit the deal after two years.

Not specifically saying he would hold out in 2 years, but its the same effective sentiment.

[Spider-Dan]

A link to my memory from two years ago?  Nope sorry. 

But I do recall, checking out a Jets board only a day or two after he implied this.  They were fuming.  So yes it was big deal.

So wait, this went from "printed in a newspaper" to a "I read it on a Jets message board"?

I am extremely skeptical that he ever said anything publicly to this extent.

[Spider-Dan]

If you read the article linked in the OP, it says:

Revis has two years, $13.5 million remaining on his contract. He made $32.5 million over the last two years, and now he's like a long-term deal with a similar average per year. Revis has insisted he's "not unhappy" with his current contract, but he believes the team promised him it would re-visit the deal after two years.

Not specifically saying he would hold out in 2 years, but its the same effective sentiment.

Stating (2 years later) that the team privately promised to revisit your deal is not anywhere near the same ballpark as publicly stating that you intend to hold out in the middle of the 4-year contract that you just signed today.

[Brian Fein]

^^ It speaks to his state of mind that he (presently) believes that he was promised a renegotiation 2 years ago.  Thus, his decision to hold out (presently).

[Spider-Dan]

Oh, I don't have any issue with that.  The part that I am extremely skeptical of is the claim that he publicly announced that he would be holding out halfway through this contract, immediately after signing it.