Contract update: Jets and Revis not close

Darrelle Revis situation looks worse

For all you Jets supporters out there thinking that the team would make sure shutdown corner Darrelle Revis' contract dispute would be short-lived, you'd better grab a seat. Reports out of Jets camp indicate the team and its star cornerback are about $40 million apart in negotiations. Revis is holding out to have his rookie contract reworked and expects to be the highest paid corner in the league.

Word has it that the team has had a 10-year $120 million deal on the table for at least a few months, but Revis' camp is looking for about $160 million, plus incentives and whatever guaranteed money the two sides agree on - which is huge.

Revis out for the year?

For the players in these situations, the guaranteed money and incentives are what they always end up fighting for. It's what they can fall back on if they do end up like so many others - done after a career-ending injury.

This one could take a while.

Revis Not in a New York State Mind Yet

Star corner still holding out

The New York Jets aren't playing around this year, looking to strike while the iron's hot and take a run at the Super Bowl. They have a stable of young bucks on offense and a defense that can get after the quarterback - provided they can shut down outside recieving threats.

Therein lies the problem. Darrelle Revis, considered by most as the absolute best corner back in the NFL, is still at home as he goes through a contract dispute. The All-Pro corner is in the fourth year of a six-year contract that will pay him $ 1 million. Revis wants to be the highest paid corner in the league after Oakland inked Nnamdi Asomugha to a $45.3 million three-year deal.

Revis may not report for a while

Right now, in the opening days of camp, this isn't the biggest deal in the world. But what has Jets brass concerned is that the situation doesn't seem any closer to being resolved.

Is Darrelle Revis Worth $20 Million?

Darrelle Revis Looking to Get Paid

There’s no denying Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis had one heck of a year in 2009-2010, but should he really be one of the NFL’s highest-paid players? Seems as though that’s what he’s after.

The New York Jets had a terrible time getting his name on his rookie contract three years ago (he’s due $1 million this year) and now nobody would be surprised if he held out for the big money. Huge money, actually.

The $20 Million Club

The New York Post reports he’s looking for $20 million per season, which would put him in the same ballpark as Eli Manning, Philip Rivers, and Jay Cutler – the only three players in the league who crack the 20-million mark annually.

Then again, cornerback Dunta Robinson signed a $57-million, six-year deal with the Falcons this offseason, so Revis just might get what he wants from New York. And if the Jets won’t give it to him, somebody else will. Revis recorded 54 tackles, six interceptions, and 31 passes defended last season and made the Pro Bowl for the second time in his third year in the league.