Darrelle Revis: I want to retire as a Jet

JetMex · 06-08-2012, 01:34 PM

[url]http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/08/darrelle-revis-i-want-to-retire-as-a-jet/[/url]

Posted by Josh Alper on June 8, 2012, 1:33 PM EDT

AP
There’s been a lot of speculation about whether Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis will hold out this summer.

In a lengthy interview with Jenny Vrentas of the Newark Star-Ledger, Revis said that he has never asked for a new contract and that he will try to honor his current contract “the best way I can.” The obvious way to do that is to play under the terms of the deal, but Revis admitted that he’s looking for a multi-year extension that keeps him with the Jets for the long term.

“I want to retire here,” Revis said. “I think Mike (Tannenbaum) knows that. I think Rex (Ryan) knows that. (The Jets) drafted me, they gave me a chance, so yeah, I want to be here and never play for another organization again. If they feel that, if Mike feels that I’m that type of person to be here, then they will compensate me. If not, then it’s the business of it.”

Revis is much more likely to get paid at this time next year. If he were to hold out, which is pretty much his only card to play other than continuing to be one of the best defensive players in football, the Jets can add three years at $3 million per onto the end of his deal. Come next year, though, Revis will be entering the final year of a deal that does not permit the Jets to use the franchise tag on Revis. Revis seems to understand that.

“I could come here every day and make a hassle, ‘I want to get paid,’ but if they don’t want to do that — if Mike doesn’t want to do that — then they don’t want to do that,” Revis said. “It might be that way. It might be they want to do it, but they’ve got to figure out the best situation to get it done.”

Revis’ best situation is obviously getting a deal done now and avoiding the possibility of an injury that would make it less desirable for the Jets next year. The Jets would be awfully silly to do that given the leverage they have over Revis at this point. That doesn’t mean it won’t happen, but all of the Revis chatter that’s popped up of late is really just an appetizer for next year. That’s when the Jets will have to sign Revis or risk losing him as a free agent after the 2013 season.

Jet Nut · 06-08-2012, 02:15 PM

Funny and telling.

No one posted here.

But when the media said he was evasive about holding out, when he said no such thing, the haters came out of the woodwork calling him every name, accusing him of tried and true selfish, money hungry whatever, fill in the blanks.

JetsFan24 · 06-08-2012, 02:19 PM

not very reassuring. Basically he is saying "I want to be a Jet if they pay me" so nothing new here at all...

bravesQB718 · 06-08-2012, 02:29 PM

[QUOTE=JetsFan24;4487569]not very reassuring. Basically he is saying "I want to be a Jet if they pay me" so nothing new here at all...[/QUOTE]

+1

JetFuel · 06-08-2012, 02:31 PM

Love Revis on the field but I am sick and tired of hearing about his contract.

RageATL · 06-08-2012, 02:33 PM

[QUOTE=JetsFan24;4487569]not very reassuring. Basically he is saying "I want to be a Jet if they pay me" so nothing new here at all...[/QUOTE]

EXACTLY, he's just saying it differently.

DDNYjets · 06-08-2012, 02:35 PM

This guy conveniently left out the band-aid quote.

In Revis' world $31MM is a band-aid. Must be made of diamonds.

beemer · 06-08-2012, 02:36 PM

Business, not personal. These guys all have to look out for #1, because the teams won't give them the time of day when they can't produce any more.

dmitexxi · 06-08-2012, 02:51 PM

[QUOTE=DDNYjets;4487578]This guy conveniently left out the band-aid quote.

In Revis' world $31MM is a band-aid. Must be made of diamonds.[/QUOTE]

he said "he's a corporation"

CleatMarks · 06-08-2012, 02:52 PM

For someone not talking about contracts, he's doing a lot of talking.

ASG0531 · 06-08-2012, 02:57 PM

Pretty misleading thread title if you ask me.

bullitt929 · 06-08-2012, 03:01 PM

Fans like us want the players to bleed the color of their team's jersey, and many of these fans will spew venom if a player dares to suggest that he's in it to get paid. But it's the players who are putting their bodies and their future health on the line. Revis is not a politician and does not care to be, and so he says out loud what every player knows, and every organization knows---it's a business. There is no player who has done more for a city and an organization than Peyton Manning, and he's a Bronco now, because of age and money. Is Revis supposed to think that it will be different for him if he publicly bleeds Jet green?

Jet Nut · 06-08-2012, 03:05 PM

[QUOTE=bullitt929;4487605]Fans like us want the players to bleed the color of their team's jersey, and many of these fans will spew venom if a player dares to suggest that he's in it to get paid. But it's the players who are putting their bodies and their future health on the line. Revis is not a politician and does not care to be, and so he says out loud what every player knows, and every organization knows---it's a business. There is no player who has done more for a city and an organization than Peyton Manning, and he's a Bronco now, because of age and money. Is Revis supposed to think that it will be different for him if he publicly bleeds Jet green?[/QUOTE]

Wow, someone gets it.

Amazing how much confusion business causes most.

EM31 · 06-08-2012, 03:06 PM

"...I am not saying hold out but I have heard that it 'sounds like' it might be [I]cold out[/I] here in the fall.... You know, if you catch my general drift...<wink> <wink>"

Revis is an ass.

But even so he is unlikely to piss on his own market value by mailing it in or holding out.... again.

JetsFan24 · 06-08-2012, 03:07 PM

[QUOTE=bullitt929;4487605]Fans like us want the players to bleed the color of their team's jersey, and many of these fans will spew venom if a player dares to suggest that he's in it to get paid. But it's the players who are putting their bodies and their future health on the line. Revis is not a politician and does not care to be, and so he says out loud what every player knows, and every organization knows---it's a business. There is no player who has done more for a city and an organization than Peyton Manning, and he's a Bronco now, because of age and money. Is Revis supposed to think that it will be different for him if he publicly bleeds Jet green?[/QUOTE]

There is a middle ground though. I agree fans make it too personal a lot of the time, and that players have to think about themselves because it is a business and it's their livelihood. However, players who make it about getting every last penny at all costs, and constantly insist on being the highest paid guy at their position and things like that hurt a teams chances of winning a Superbowl because they hamstring the team's ability to make competitive signings at other positions. So at a certain point they are trading winning for money, which I think a few out there don't understand.

John_0515 · 06-08-2012, 03:12 PM

I'm ok with him retiring a Jet. Pay the guy and move on, whenever that will happen.

NY's stepchild · 06-08-2012, 03:14 PM

[QUOTE=beemer;4487579]Business, not personal. These guys all have to look out for #1, because the teams won't give them the time of day when they can't produce any more.[/QUOTE]

Yes. You gotta love the free market. Business is business. Supply and demand and all that.

sg3 · 06-08-2012, 03:19 PM

poor Dick Semen-i looking like a dumba$$ again

bullitt929 · 06-08-2012, 03:23 PM

[QUOTE=JetsFan24;4487615]There is a middle ground though. I agree fans make it too personal a lot of the time, and that players have to think about themselves because it is a business and it's their livelihood. However, players who make it about getting every last penny at all costs, and constantly insist on being the highest paid guy at their position and things like that hurt a teams chances of winning a Superbowl because they hamstring the team's ability to make competitive signings at other positions. So at a certain point they are trading winning for money, which I think a few out there don't understand.[/QUOTE]

I mostly agree with your premise of a middle ground---I just don't agree that Revis has shown himself to be after every last penny, whatever the cost to the team. We are demanding that Revis give a feel-good answer to the question that the press keeps asking over and over and over. Yes, I can say that I would simply say "I'm not discussing my contract, I'm just thinking about winning a Super Bowl." But who am I to tell Darrelle Revis how to give politically corect answers? He held out once. Ergo, we all assume that 1) he's going to hold out again, and 2) he cares only about himself and not about winning. Where is the evidence for that, except our own determination to hear what we choose to hear in his words? What I would like is for a few media members to stop being lemmings and find something to ask Revis that's not about his contract.

OCCH · 06-08-2012, 03:53 PM

[QUOTE=bullitt929;4487605]Fans like us want the players to bleed the color of their team's jersey, and many of these fans will spew venom if a player dares to suggest that he's in it to get paid. But it's the players who are putting their bodies and their future health on the line. Revis is not a politician and does not care to be, and so he says out loud what every player knows, and every organization knows---it's a business. There is no player who has done more for a city and an organization than Peyton Manning, and he's a Bronco now, because of age and money. Is Revis supposed to think that it will be different for him if he publicly bleeds Jet green?[/QUOTE]

I am a fan of the TEAM -- why should I care that poor Revis needs an extra million or so to survive?

If he's so concerned about his health, go find another job -- I'll still be "bleeding green" long after he's gone . . .

06-08-2012, 01:34 PM	#1
JetMex Rookie Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Mexico City Posts: 505	Darrelle Revis: I want to retire as a Jet [url]http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/08/darrelle-revis-i-want-to-retire-as-a-jet/[/url] Posted by Josh Alper on June 8, 2012, 1:33 PM EDT AP There’s been a lot of speculation about whether Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis will hold out this summer. In a lengthy interview with Jenny Vrentas of the Newark Star-Ledger, Revis said that he has never asked for a new contract and that he will try to honor his current contract “the best way I can.” The obvious way to do that is to play under the terms of the deal, but Revis admitted that he’s looking for a multi-year extension that keeps him with the Jets for the long term. “I want to retire here,” Revis said. “I think Mike (Tannenbaum) knows that. I think Rex (Ryan) knows that. (The Jets) drafted me, they gave me a chance, so yeah, I want to be here and never play for another organization again. If they feel that, if Mike feels that I’m that type of person to be here, then they will compensate me. If not, then it’s the business of it.” Revis is much more likely to get paid at this time next year. If he were to hold out, which is pretty much his only card to play other than continuing to be one of the best defensive players in football, the Jets can add three years at $3 million per onto the end of his deal. Come next year, though, Revis will be entering the final year of a deal that does not permit the Jets to use the franchise tag on Revis. Revis seems to understand that. “I could come here every day and make a hassle, ‘I want to get paid,’ but if they don’t want to do that — if Mike doesn’t want to do that — then they don’t want to do that,” Revis said. “It might be that way. It might be they want to do it, but they’ve got to figure out the best situation to get it done.” Revis’ best situation is obviously getting a deal done now and avoiding the possibility of an injury that would make it less desirable for the Jets next year. The Jets would be awfully silly to do that given the leverage they have over Revis at this point. That doesn’t mean it won’t happen, but all of the Revis chatter that’s popped up of late is really just an appetizer for next year. That’s when the Jets will have to sign Revis or risk losing him as a free agent after the 2013 season.

06-08-2012, 02:15 PM	#2
Jet Nut Wise madness is better than foolish sanity.... Hall Of Fame Charter JI Member Join Date: May 1999 Location: Manalapan Posts: 11,126	Funny and telling. No one posted here. But when the media said he was evasive about holding out, when he said no such thing, the haters came out of the woodwork calling him every name, accusing him of tried and true selfish, money hungry whatever, fill in the blanks.

06-08-2012, 02:19 PM	#3
JetsFan24 Rookie Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 901	not very reassuring. Basically he is saying "I want to be a Jet if they pay me" so nothing new here at all...

06-08-2012, 02:29 PM	#4
bravesQB718 Veteran Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 1,466	[QUOTE=JetsFan24;4487569]not very reassuring. Basically he is saying "I want to be a Jet if they pay me" so nothing new here at all...[/QUOTE] +1

06-08-2012, 02:31 PM	#5
JetFuel All League Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,872	Love Revis on the field but I am sick and tired of hearing about his contract.

06-08-2012, 02:33 PM	#6
RageATL is a habitual line-stepper. All Pro Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 7,230	[QUOTE=JetsFan24;4487569]not very reassuring. Basically he is saying "I want to be a Jet if they pay me" so nothing new here at all...[/QUOTE] EXACTLY, he's just saying it differently.

06-08-2012, 02:35 PM	#7
DDNYjets Bye week buh bye Rex Hall Of Fame Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: New York Posts: 12,316	This guy conveniently left out the band-aid quote. In Revis' world $31MM is a band-aid. Must be made of diamonds.

06-08-2012, 02:36 PM	#8
beemer Veteran Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Gateway to the Catskills Posts: 1,782	Business, not personal. These guys all have to look out for #1, because the teams won't give them the time of day when they can't produce any more.

06-08-2012, 02:51 PM	#9
dmitexxi RIP JF XXI Forever! Veteran Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Long Island Posts: 2,029	[QUOTE=DDNYjets;4487578]This guy conveniently left out the band-aid quote. In Revis' world $31MM is a band-aid. Must be made of diamonds.[/QUOTE] he said "he's a corporation"

06-08-2012, 02:52 PM	#10
CleatMarks All League Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 2,609	For someone not talking about contracts, he's doing a lot of talking.

06-08-2012, 02:57 PM	#11
ASG0531 Veteran Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 1,724	Pretty misleading thread title if you ask me.

06-08-2012, 03:01 PM	#12
bullitt929 Jets Insider VIP Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,119	Fans like us want the players to bleed the color of their team's jersey, and many of these fans will spew venom if a player dares to suggest that he's in it to get paid. But it's the players who are putting their bodies and their future health on the line. Revis is not a politician and does not care to be, and so he says out loud what every player knows, and every organization knows---it's a business. There is no player who has done more for a city and an organization than Peyton Manning, and he's a Bronco now, because of age and money. Is Revis supposed to think that it will be different for him if he publicly bleeds Jet green?

06-08-2012, 03:05 PM	#13
Jet Nut Wise madness is better than foolish sanity.... Hall Of Fame Charter JI Member Join Date: May 1999 Location: Manalapan Posts: 11,126	[QUOTE=bullitt929;4487605]Fans like us want the players to bleed the color of their team's jersey, and many of these fans will spew venom if a player dares to suggest that he's in it to get paid. But it's the players who are putting their bodies and their future health on the line. Revis is not a politician and does not care to be, and so he says out loud what every player knows, and every organization knows---it's a business. There is no player who has done more for a city and an organization than Peyton Manning, and he's a Bronco now, because of age and money. Is Revis supposed to think that it will be different for him if he publicly bleeds Jet green?[/QUOTE] Wow, someone gets it. Amazing how much confusion business causes most.

06-08-2012, 03:06 PM	#14
EM31 All Pro Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Oceanside, Long Island Posts: 9,169	"...I am not saying hold out but I have heard that it 'sounds like' it might be [I]cold out[/I] here in the fall.... You know, if you catch my general drift...<wink> <wink>" Revis is an ass. But even so he is unlikely to piss on his own market value by mailing it in or holding out.... again.

06-08-2012, 03:07 PM	#15
JetsFan24 Rookie Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 901	[QUOTE=bullitt929;4487605]Fans like us want the players to bleed the color of their team's jersey, and many of these fans will spew venom if a player dares to suggest that he's in it to get paid. But it's the players who are putting their bodies and their future health on the line. Revis is not a politician and does not care to be, and so he says out loud what every player knows, and every organization knows---it's a business. There is no player who has done more for a city and an organization than Peyton Manning, and he's a Bronco now, because of age and money. Is Revis supposed to think that it will be different for him if he publicly bleeds Jet green?[/QUOTE] There is a middle ground though. I agree fans make it too personal a lot of the time, and that players have to think about themselves because it is a business and it's their livelihood. However, players who make it about getting every last penny at all costs, and constantly insist on being the highest paid guy at their position and things like that hurt a teams chances of winning a Superbowl because they hamstring the team's ability to make competitive signings at other positions. So at a certain point they are trading winning for money, which I think a few out there don't understand.

06-08-2012, 03:12 PM	#16
John_0515 Hall Of Fame Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 21,133	I'm ok with him retiring a Jet. Pay the guy and move on, whenever that will happen.

06-08-2012, 03:14 PM	#17
NY's stepchild Here's hoping that GS3 under center, and Coples on the edge works out. All League Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hawthorne NJ Posts: 4,717	[QUOTE=beemer;4487579]Business, not personal. These guys all have to look out for #1, because the teams won't give them the time of day when they can't produce any more.[/QUOTE] Yes. You gotta love the free market. Business is business. Supply and demand and all that.

06-08-2012, 03:19 PM	#18
sg3 REX AND THE I-MAN - BACK ON TRACK Jets Insider VIP Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: The Big Apple, USA Posts: 20,445	poor Dick Semen-i looking like a dumba$$ again

06-08-2012, 03:23 PM	#19
bullitt929 Jets Insider VIP Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,119	[QUOTE=JetsFan24;4487615]There is a middle ground though. I agree fans make it too personal a lot of the time, and that players have to think about themselves because it is a business and it's their livelihood. However, players who make it about getting every last penny at all costs, and constantly insist on being the highest paid guy at their position and things like that hurt a teams chances of winning a Superbowl because they hamstring the team's ability to make competitive signings at other positions. So at a certain point they are trading winning for money, which I think a few out there don't understand.[/QUOTE] I mostly agree with your premise of a middle ground---I just don't agree that Revis has shown himself to be after every last penny, whatever the cost to the team. We are demanding that Revis give a feel-good answer to the question that the press keeps asking over and over and over. Yes, I can say that I would simply say "I'm not discussing my contract, I'm just thinking about winning a Super Bowl." But who am I to tell Darrelle Revis how to give politically corect answers? He held out once. Ergo, we all assume that 1) he's going to hold out again, and 2) he cares only about himself and not about winning. Where is the evidence for that, except our own determination to hear what we choose to hear in his words? What I would like is for a few media members to stop being lemmings and find something to ask Revis that's not about his contract.

06-08-2012, 03:53 PM	#20
OCCH glad I have more purpose in life than Jets football . . . Jets Insider VIP Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 3,419	[QUOTE=bullitt929;4487605]Fans like us want the players to bleed the color of their team's jersey, and many of these fans will spew venom if a player dares to suggest that he's in it to get paid. But it's the players who are putting their bodies and their future health on the line. Revis is not a politician and does not care to be, and so he says out loud what every player knows, and every organization knows---it's a business. There is no player who has done more for a city and an organization than Peyton Manning, and he's a Bronco now, because of age and money. Is Revis supposed to think that it will be different for him if he publicly bleeds Jet green?[/QUOTE] I am a fan of the TEAM -- why should I care that poor Revis needs an extra million or so to survive? If he's so concerned about his health, go find another job -- I'll still be "bleeding green" long after he's gone . . .