Four-time Pro Bowl CB Darrelle Revis wants a contract that will let him retire a Jet.
"I want to retire here," Revis told Jenny Vrentas of The Star-Ledger. "I think (general manager) 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."
If he does get a contract that would let him retire a Jet, it would be similar to baseball Hall of Famer George Brett who signed a lifetime contract with the Kansas City Royals.
Revis hasn't said whether or not he will be at training camp when it starts July 26 for The Jets. This may mean a third holdout from the three-time First-Team All-Pro.
In 2010 Revis got a "Band-Aid" contract that has given him $32.5 million over the past twenty-one months. In the next two seasons the star CB will receive $13.5 million, and is not the highest paid cornerback in the league anymore.
Nnamdi Asomugha signed a $60 million deal with Philadelphia surpassing Revis' contract. Even Antonio Cromartie will earn $3 million more than Revis.
Part of his 2010 extension , if Revis has another holdout would mean three seasons (at $3 million base salary a year) that would void at the end of his contract if he's on the Jet's roster one day after the 2013 Pro Bowl. They are not even able to Franchise/Transition tag Revis either.
Revis made comments that he is aware that it's up to the Jets if they want to do an extension.
"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."
