Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Jets' All-Pro Revis hints at another potential holdout

Photo: Marianne O'Leary, Flickr 
BY NICK ST. DENIS

In Darrelle Revis time, the last two years went by very quickly. Maybe too quickly for the Jets' liking.

Gang Green's All-Pro cornerback Revis, who partook in a holdout during the 2010 offseason before signing a front-loaded, four-year holdover deal with New York, might be back up to his old antics.

"I just don't know," Revis told the New York Daily News Monday. "I'm not saying I am going to hold out. I'm not saying I'm not."

Revis, who is widely considered the NFL's best cornerback, made $32.5 million over the past two seasons but is slated to make $4.5 million in base salary and another $3 million in bonuses in 2012, according to the Daily News. He's owed a total of $13.5 million over the next two years.

"Darrelle is under contract," Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum told reporters last week. "Darrelle is obviously a really important part of our team. We look forward to the 2012 season and hopefully accomplishing a lot of great things together."

Revis' displeasure with his current deal isn't a huge surprise, as the two sides were reportedly expected to work out a more stable contract over the course of the four years.

You'd imagine, however, that the Jets' fanbase would, for the most part, side with the organization in the second episode of Revis' contract saga. Especially since he has two years, not one, remaining on his current contact... You know, the contract Revis, himself, signed.

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