6
Sep
2010
Jets agree to new deal with CB Darrelle Revis; return to Revis Island
That massive sigh of relief you heard from the east coast this morning was the collective of Jets nation reading the news that their superstar, CB Darrelle Revis has ended his holdout and agreed to terms on a new contract with the New York Jets. The deal is reportedly worth $46-million over four years, including $32 million guaranteed.
Revis broke the news oh his Twitter account early Monday, saying, “I’m comin home baby!!! Revis Island LET’S GO.” He followed that up a bit later, writing, “It not has only been hard on u guys, but it has for me too,” “I just want to tell yall that I’m sorry for this process and I can’t wait to get back on the field.”
Revis – who is widely regarded as the best shutdown corner in the NFL – was scheduled to make only $1 million this year, but was looking for a contract on par with the Raiders Nnamdi Asomugha, currently the highest paid CB in the league. The high-profile holdout and negotiations with Jets GM Mike Tannenbaum were seen up close on HBO’s Hard Knocks, and had seemingly reached a stalemate after countless meetings at the now-famed Roscoe Diner without making any progress.
But the turning point apparently came over the weekend when Jets owner Woody Johnson and head coach Rex Ryan flew to South Florida to meet with Revis and his family. They made a “significant breakthrough” at around 11pm Sunday night, and were able to quickly reach a deal thereafter, much to the relief of Tannenbaum:
“I think this is a great deal for Darrelle and I think it’s responsible for the club. From that standpoint, I think it’s a win-win,” Tannenbaum said. “I’m happy. I’m relieved. Obviously, Darrelle’s a great player. He’s our guy. He’s an important piece to what we’re trying to accomplish here.
12
Aug
2010
HBO Hard Knocks: New York Jets, Episode 1
(Photo: Photo: Al Pereira/Getty Images via NYMag.com
Last night, HBO premiered the first episode of this season’s edition of Hard Knocks featuring Rex Ryan and the New York Jets. I took the time to jot down my thoughts during the episode, which I’ve distilled below.
Essentially, this episode was about two things: Rex and Revis. Rex Ryan took center stage as expected and did not disappoint (especially in the cursing department), and Darrelle Revis was the central focus of the episode, despite (or more correctly, because of) his absence from camp.
The fine folks at JetTwit did a much better job breaking down last night’s episode than I ever could, but here are my running thoughts, in case anyone cares:
- If this show were about my favorite team, this intro would get me seriously physically aroused. I think I’m ready for football to start
- Cortland, NY is an awful town … as an alumnus of their rival Ithaca Bombers, I had the displeasure of visiting this beacon of crapitude several times during my college career, and this is not a place you want to spend your summers. But HBO managed to make it look better in 2 minutes of b-roll footage than it ever did during my time there. But I may be biased.
- It’s obvious that the Revis holdout will be big storyline. It must be maddening to have everyone asking about one player when you’re trying to lead a group of 60+ other guys who are all there to do their job
- Rex Ryan doesn’t look to have started shedding much weight yet from the lap band surgery.
- Here’s video of Rex’s opening speech to his players. His goals for the team – all 3 units – is to lead the league in wins. Radical strategy, there. But he’s definitely someone you’d want to play for. Rex is so oddly charismatic, but boy, he sure does say “fuck” a lot (and I mean a LOT – video NSFW for language):
- Rex wears black Chuck Taylors on the first day of camp … apparently this is his thing. And it elicits the “sexy Rexy” chant from a few male Jets fans, and he likes it. Read the rest of this entry »
