Friday, August 6, 2010

Darrelle Revis' Contract Hold Out

The New York Jets' Darrelle Revis has been a no show at Jets' training camp.  He is holding out of the Jets training camp because he wants a restructured contract.  The Jets are treading on thin ice with center Nick Mangold and linebacker David Harris also wanting new contracts. Can the Jets give Revis more money without extending Mangold's and Harris' contracts?

Revis' Current Contract

Darrelle Revis still has 3 years remaining on his rookie contract. But he is only expected to be paid $1 million this season. That is peanuts for a cornerback that Jets head coach Rex Ryan called the best in the league. Revis wants to be paid as such and seems willing to hold out until it happens and pay $16,000 a day for missing camp. The only issue is that no one knows what the salary cap will be next season and contracts can only be increase 30% while still active.

Jets Extend Coach and GM Contracts

Revis is probably confused by the fact that the Jets extended the contracts of coach Rex Ryan and general manager Mike Tannenbaum. Though this money doesn't count towards the salary cap, Revis knows that he is part of the reason why they could receive a contract extension.

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