flgreen Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Revis forks over 50 large for No. 24 Posted by Mike Florio on June 19, 2013, 10:24 AM EDT RevisAP Mark Barron didn’t really need the money, but Darrelle Revis needed the number. PFT has confirmed that the Buccaneers newcomer at cornerback has indeed forked over $50,000 for the rights to No. 24, the number he wore with the Jets. The figure was first reported by Uni-Watch.com. Revis wore No. 25 at Pitt, but he is far better known for the NFL number he was assigned upon joining the Jets in 2007. Barron, a top-1o pick in 2012, had no extensive attachment to No. 24. At Alabama, Barron wore No. 4. He has since switched to No. 23. It’s unclear whether anyone had to pay Nike for the change in Barron’s number. In multiple past circumstances, a player who wanted to change his jersey number faced the reality of an invoice from Reebok for the inventory of jerseys bearing his current number. In this specific case, Nike likely will make a lot more in the long run from Revis-24 jerseys than Nike will lose from the pre-existing stock of Barron-24. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelticwizard Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Hah-it used to be just a small informal agreement between ballplayers when one had a number that another wanted. Now with all the commercial tie ins it's a big financial decision. I remember an incident when a good veteran baseball player came to a club and his number was worn by a reserve with little reputation. The veteran approached him and offered some money to the benchwarmer for the number. The veteran was informed by him that the jersey was not for sale. "That's okay, be that way", the veteran said. "I'll just get it for free when you get sent down to the minors anyway". A couple of months later the bench player was indeed sent down, and the veteran got his number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SayNoToDMC Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 He should have held out for 100k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity28 Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Hahahaahhahhahaha... stupid Revis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitonti Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 1/320 of his yearly salary (less than 1%, 0.3125%) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Should have given it to charity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachEY Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 He should have held out for 100k Better yet, Barron should cash the check, and then refuse to give up the number, unless Revis pays him another 50K. Barron should do this every two years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Better yet, Barron should cash the check, and then refuse to give up the number, unless Revis pays him another 50K. Barron should do this every two years. Lol. Who pays the Roscoe diner bill though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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