Why is it that the most talked about subject at Jets’ training camp is a person that isn’t even there? Not a person that was traded or let go, but a person who made a personal decision to not show up. We’re talking about a person who has three years left on his rookie contract, which he signed just three years ago.
This is a Jets team that was one half of football away from playing in the Superbowl last season. This team has one of the greatest running backs in NFL history, the most controversial coach in football, and Vincent Chase’s stunt double at quarterback. For a team that fields a 53-man roster, you mean to tell me that one player, a cornerback (not quarterback), can make or break a teams chance of being the best in the league?
Quite frankly, yes. Darrelle Revis is that good and should be paid. So please, Woody Johnson, open up your wallet to put the Jets over the top as more than a B-class organization, and let your team give their fans an opportunity at their first championship in over 40 years. Revis could be the difference between the Jets having the best defense in the NFL and the Jets having the best defense in the history of the NFL.
If for nothing else, the world is tired of hearing about this story. It’s negative publicity for the Jets and a distraction toward what could be a very special year. This team can not risk letting another home grown great just leave, it sends a bad message to the locker room to continuously have John Abraham-like situations. Successful organizations reward the guys who better your franchise, and Revis is the best of the best. They paid D’brick, they paid Mangold, now it’s time to pay Revis and David Harris and make a run at championships!
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