It took a strong woman to ask the biggest man the toughest question that led to Darrelle Revis returning to the New York Jets. Jacqueline Davidson, the Jets manager of football administration, had just agreed to the basic parameters of what would become a five-year, $70 million deal that includes $39 million fully guaranteed and $48 million over the first three years. Before Davidson could take any numbers to Jets owner Woody Johnson for approval, she had one question for Team Revis, which included Revis, agents Neil Schwartz and Jonathan Feinsod and, perhaps most importantly, the biggest man in the room, both literally and figuratively: Revis' uncle and longtime adviser Sean Gilbert, the 6-foot-5 former defensive tackle who played 11 years in the NFL and who soon hopes to lead the NFL Players Association. Davidson asked a simple-yet-appropriate question. "I know you guys," said Davidson, who drafted the language of Revis' 51-page rookie contract with the Jets in 2007, after then-GM Mike Tannenbaum negotiated it with Schwartz and Feinsod. Davidson has seen every up and down of the Revis-Jets relationship. She has seen what it has done to the likes of Tannenbaum and his successor as general manager, John Idzik. She was wary. "Before we go any further, this is it, right?" Davidson asked. Schwartz chuckled, smiled and then relayed the question to his partner, Feinsod, who like Davidson was calling into the negotiation's headquarters: a 10th-floor condo overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, where Revis relaxed in a chaise lounge, alongside Schwartz, Gilbert and Gilbert's cousin Jimmy Moore. Then all of the men turned to Gilbert, who sat in the corner and took it all in. Gilbert, who passionately believes that players need to approach football as a business, slowly smiled. A twinkle came from behind his glasses as he paused for a moment. "Tell Jackie, we're good," said Gilbert, who will be one of eight men challenging NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith for his job this weekend in an unprecedented union election. "Tell her, 'We got you. We're coming home.' " http://m.bleacherreport.com/article...tions-in-negotiating-his-70-million-jets-deal
Traded for a second round pick to an NFC team for minimal cap ramifications Unless there is a no trade clause which I haven't heard about yet
Then you'd be paying him a huge 2 year salary for a corner without the 3 year lower wage cushion. Which means: don't frontload Revis's contracts. Who wants to pay him 16.5 per year.
You'd be paying the best corner in the game market value for the final years of his prime and getting rid of him before the inevitable fade in skills. The Jets bought his guaranteed money knowing that full well and also knowing that hell probably hold out at some point so that made those later years non guaranteed so it wouldn't scare away trade partners Again always assuming there isn't a no trade clause
I like signing him. But don't like it when a guy signs a good deal, gets a frontloaded contract and then says he's getting underpaid after getting overpaid.
The Jets knew what they were getting into when they decided to bring back Darrelle and Uncle Sean. I don't like that idea either but it's a reality
Basically for the first two years of his deal Revis is getting quarterback money. So you can forget about Brees. Jacqueline said a lot with just a few words.
Because people seem to forget that Revis is an extraordinarily talented player and hard worker... He's gotten everything he's wanted because he's earned it. If Gilbert tried this BS with 99.9% of the league it would backfire tremendously..
if and when he tries it with 99.9 percent of the league there will be a work stoppage and we will all see who has the bigger balls. the billionaire owners or the some millionaire players. i just hope he fucking obliterates goodell with a right cross and a stone cold stunner.
Good. The players have needed a Marvin Miller type in their corner for a long time. Hopefully, Gilbert is the man. HAHAHAHAHA.
