Does Corey Davis not want to be a Jet, and if so, why not?

[Bruce Harper]

Is it a bad sign that Corey Davis doesn't seem to interested in coming back to the Jets?   It seemed that the team was respectful and supportive when he decided to retire (for a year).  We have a QB that other receivers seem to want to play with.  It could be said that we even overpaid him for a few years.  What does it say about Davis or the Jets that he seems to be looking elsewhere first?  Is he just testing the market or does he really not want to come back?

[Sperm Edwards]

14 minutes ago, Bruce Harper said:

Is it a bad sign that Corey Davis doesn't seem to interested in coming back to the Jets?   It seemed that the team was respectful and supportive when he decided to retire (for a year).  We have a QB that other receivers seem to want to play with.  It could be said that we even overpaid him for a few years.  What does it say about Davis or the Jets that he seems to be looking elsewhere first?  Is he just testing the market or does he really not want to come back?

I think he's waiting for the best opportunity, which he may have to find after the draft, with a team that didn't get the WR prospect it wanted.

Better chance someone signs him somewhere between the time rookie + mini camp ends and when full training camp opens in late July, after seeing their thus-far guys on the field a bit, but most teams won't have any interest after he retired less than a year ago. 

Until then I don't think he's going to get offers for much more than the vet minimum with nothing guaranteed, so he's got no urgency to grab that in March. But no one's guaranteeing him anything, I'd imagine.

The Jets have still said the door's open - even after signing Mike Williams - but I'm sure it's with leaving the opportunity to cut him at the end of August with no noticeable cap penalty if so desired.

It does leave me thinking his reason was really good, I can't think of why would the team would still be extending this olive branch even before the draft, with its WR1 and WR2 locked in, with its WR3 locked in contractually, and with has a top 10 pick that most think should net one of the draft's top 3 WRs. 

[UntouchableCrew]

I don't fundamentally understand just letting him leave. Like, makes zero sense.

[Larz]

His wife saw Ridley’s contract and kicked him off the couch 

he’s in for a rude awakening on his value 

[Sperm Edwards]

1 minute ago, UntouchableCrew said:

I don't fundamentally understand just letting him leave. Like, makes zero sense.

It makes perfect sense to me.

If they didn't let him leave then they would have had to carry the $10.5MM cap charge for the salary he was due under his then-existing contract. 

[CTJetsFan]

If there's still mutual interest, I don't think anything will get done until after the draft.

[mrcoops]

I read he wants to be closer to his home, which a lot of veteran guys choose to do when they get the opportunity.

And what's that old saying about "if you are thinking about retirement, you are basically retired"?  I won't lose any sleep if Corey signs somewhere else to boost his pension fund before, inevitably, calling it a day for good in the next year or so.

[oatmeal]

19 minutes ago, Bruce Harper said:

Is it a bad sign that Corey Davis doesn't seem to interested in coming back to the Jets?   It seemed that the team was respectful and supportive when he decided to retire (for a year).  We have a QB that other receivers seem to want to play with.  It could be said that we even overpaid him for a few years.  What does it say about Davis or the Jets that he seems to be looking elsewhere first?  Is he just testing the market or does he really not want to come back?

Hell most of us fans don’t want to be here, Can you blame him?

[Sperm Edwards]

2 minutes ago, mrcoops said:

I read he wants to be closer to his home, which a lot of veteran guys choose to do when they get the opportunity.

And what's that old saying about "if you are thinking about retirement, you are basically retired"?  I won't lose any sleep if Corey signs somewhere else to boost his pension fund before, inevitably, calling it a day for good in the next year or so.

Even that old saying depends on the reason.

I can't imagine it was a lame reason if they're still saying the door's open & they'd welcome him back. 

Then again this is the Jets I'm talking about.

[SomebodytoAnybody47]

5 minutes ago, Sperm Edwards said:

I think he's waiting for the best opportunity, which he may have to find after the draft, with a team that didn't get the WR prospect it wanted.

Better chance someone signs him somewhere between the time rookie + mini camp ends and when full training camp opens in late July, after seeing their thus-far guys on the field a bit, but most teams won't have any interest after he retired less than a year ago. 

Until then I don't think he's going to get offers for much more than the vet minimum with nothing guaranteed, so he's got no urgency to grab that in March. But no one's guaranteeing him anything, I'd imagine.

The Jets have still said the door's open - even after signing Mike Williams - but I'm sure it's with leaving the opportunity to cut him at the end of August with no noticeable cap penalty if so desired.

It does leave me thinking his reason was really good, I can't think of why would the team would still be extending this olive branch even before the draft, with its WR1 and WR2 locked in, with its WR3 locked in contractually, and with has a top 10 pick that most think should net one of the draft's top 3 WRs. 

I'm pretty sure he stepped away because of either family issues or something along those lines (not 100% sure). So it was never going to be personal with the team. Rodgers was always in contact with him during camp. 

I don't know if he wants to be closer to home or what but I don't think this has anything to do with the Jets as a team or his opportunity there.

[bitonti]

1 minute ago, oatmeal said:

Hell most of us fans don’t want to be here, Can you blame him?

Jets fans are like that coffee dog who says this is fine when everything is on fire 

[UntouchableCrew]

9 minutes ago, Sperm Edwards said:

It makes perfect sense to me.

If they didn't let him leave then they would have had to carry the $10.5MM cap charge for the salary he was due under his then-existing contract. 

Explain this to me because I'm not sure I understand how existing contracts are treated when a guy retires prematurely. 

[Sperm Edwards]

4 minutes ago, UntouchableCrew said:

Explain this to me because I'm not sure I understand how existing contracts are treated when a guy retires prematurely. 

His prior contract would restart where it left off when he retired. Under that contract he was due $10.5MM in year 3 (I think that amount is correct, but didn't look it up just now). His original signing bonus spread over the first 3 years so that hit has already been taken.

If he's under contract for $10.5MM then there's a cap hit for $10.5MM the moment he files his un-retiring papers.

The only ways out of that is are if they cut him or if they got him to voluntarily agree to a pay cut.

[Warfish]

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Does Corey Davis not want to be a Jet...

By all accounts this is a clear "yes", he does not want to be a Jet in 2024.

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..., and if so, why not?

No earthly idea. 

The "why" behind why he retired has never been made clear publicly, and his reasoning for not wanting to be a Jet in 2024 has also not been made clear or public.

We'll only know if/when he (or JD I suppose) decide to talk publicly about.  Beyond that we can only (baselessly) speculate.

[dbatesman]

Truly insane that someone would not want to be a part of this first-class organization 

[Sperm Edwards]

2 minutes ago, Warfish said:

By all accounts this is a clear "yes", he does not want to be a Jet in 2024.

This is clear he doesn't want to be a Jet in 2024 at all, or is it just clear he doesn't want to be a Jet in 2024 because they haven't offered him an attractive contract, nor a particularly good opportunity with 3 other WRs locked into the roster plus heading into a top 10 pick where the BAP is 50-50 to be a WR.

I just think there's no good opportunity for him anywhere yet. He's going to have to wait for a team to perceive a bigger hole than any perceive right now, and that'll probably have to wait until after the draft (if not after rookie/mini camp when teams get to see their new draftees at least in non-contact team drills). 

He'll eventually find a spot on some team if he wants to play again. I think for him to return to the Jets he'd first have to see that the Jets do not take a WR (or TE) in round 1 at a minimum. 

[The Crusher]

8 minutes ago, dbatesman said:

Truly insane that someone would not want to be a part of this first-class organization 

I'm a terrible Jet fan. I feel joy for anyone who is lucky enough to escape this show of shit,.

[Tezza]

Well he left/retired as he was dealing with some personal issues, I credit him for taking a break to deal with any personal issues as mental health does not get spoken about enough in pro sports for athletes. With him coming back I read that he prefers to be close to TN as that is where he has family, so linking his original departure and his return, he most likely misses the game but wants the support of family around him and that is why the Jets did not think twice about helping him in this situation. 

 

 

[bicketybam]

38 minutes ago, Sperm Edwards said:

It makes perfect sense to me.

If they didn't let him leave then they would have had to carry the $10.5MM cap charge for the salary he was due under his then-existing contract. 

How do people not understand this? It's been explained dozens of times.

[Warfish]

9 minutes ago, Sperm Edwards said:

This is clear he doesn't want to be a Jet in 2024 at all, or is it just clear he doesn't want to be a Jet in 2024 because they haven't offered him an attractive contract, nor a particularly good opportunity with 3 other WRs locked into the roster plus heading into a top 10 pick where the BAP is 50-50 to be a WR.

As I said, we have no idea.  Is that plausible for 2024, sure.  But not for his 2023 retirement.

As I said, you can speculate, as you do above, as to his motivations.  I don't even have a good basis for speculation, given the retirement in 2023.

 

[More Cowbell]

 

1 hour ago, Bruce Harper said:

Is it a bad sign that Corey Davis doesn't seem to interested in coming back to the Jets?   It seemed that the team was respectful and supportive when he decided to retire (for a year).  We have a QB that other receivers seem to want to play with.  It could be said that we even overpaid him for a few years.  What does it say about Davis or the Jets that he seems to be looking elsewhere first?  Is he just testing the market or does he really not want to come back?

Because so.e how we always play

[bitonti]

Tbh a retired wr taking a year away from football fits right in with Aaron taking a year away from football and all the other injured old players jd signed 

[JoeNamathsFurCoat]

Just speculation, but I'm going to guess that the Jets having zero $ guaranteed on the table for him might have something to do with it.

It takes a special talent like Le'Veon Bell 🤣 to take a year off and still find a team willing to pony up.

[jeremy2020]

1 hour ago, bitonti said:

Jets fans are like that coffee dog who says this is fine when everything is on fire 

Positive Vibes Only. It's like you're not even listening to Coach!

[Beerfish]

My conspiracy theory looks better every day!  😎

They wined and dined and signed corey davis to be a number one or two wr for this team and provided him with lousy QBing.

Douglas caved into every single thing Rodgers wanted and signed Lazard to a FAT 4 year 11 million a year deal with Garret wilson already on he roster.    You do NOT sign a guy to such a deal to be a #3 wr.   They told Davis he had to take a big pay cut and was now a #3 guy behind lazard who is a god awful jag.  He retired instead and said screw it.  It has been said Davis is a different cat, loyalty means a lot to him.

There you have it.   The big favor the jets did was letting him go after screwing him over with the epically dumb lazard deal.

Now justifiably he wants nothing to do with the jets.

[ncjetman]

I think he's waiting for the best opportunity, which he may have to find after the draft, with a team that didn't get the WR prospect it wanted.
Better chance someone signs him somewhere between the time rookie + mini camp ends and when full training camp opens in late July, after seeing their thus-far guys on the field a bit, but most teams won't have any interest after he retired less than a year ago. 
Until then I don't think he's going to get offers for much more than the vet minimum with nothing guaranteed, so he's got no urgency to grab that in March. But no one's guaranteeing him anything, I'd imagine.
The Jets have still said the door's open - even after signing Mike Williams - but I'm sure it's with leaving the opportunity to cut him at the end of August with no noticeable cap penalty if so desired.
It does leave me thinking his reason was really good, I can't think of why would the team would still be extending this olive branch even before the draft, with its WR1 and WR2 locked in, with its WR3 locked in contractually, and with has a top 10 pick that most think should net one of the draft's top 3 WRs. 

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[ncjetman]

I think he's waiting for the best opportunity, which he may have to find after the draft, with a team that didn't get the WR prospect it wanted.
Better chance someone signs him somewhere between the time rookie + mini camp ends and when full training camp opens in late July, after seeing their thus-far guys on the field a bit, but most teams won't have any interest after he retired less than a year ago. 
Until then I don't think he's going to get offers for much more than the vet minimum with nothing guaranteed, so he's got no urgency to grab that in March. But no one's guaranteeing him anything, I'd imagine.
The Jets have still said the door's open - even after signing Mike Williams - but I'm sure it's with leaving the opportunity to cut him at the end of August with no noticeable cap penalty if so desired.
It does leave me thinking his reason was really good, I can't think of why would the team would still be extending this olive branch even before the draft, with its WR1 and WR2 locked in, with its WR3 locked in contractually, and with has a top 10 pick that most think should net one of the draft's top 3 WRs. 

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[Sperm Edwards]

1 hour ago, Warfish said:

As I said, we have no idea.  Is that plausible for 2024, sure.  But not for his 2023 retirement.

As I said, you can speculate, as you do above, as to his motivations.  I don't even have a good basis for speculation, given the retirement in 2023.

 

I'm not saying he doesn't want to get away from the Jets.

I'm just saying it's not necessarily "clear" that this is the motivating factor.

[#27TheDominator]

The only thing clear to me is that he doesn't want to be on the 2023 Jets.  Maybe he is waiting until they finally get rid of Wilson before he comes back.  Imagine the horror of expected to catch passes from Rodgers and being right back on that same down escalator.

And that ******* dog has me beat.  At least he has coffee!

[Flea Flicking Frank]

Just now, #27TheDominator said:

The only thing clear to me is that he doesn't want to be on the 2023 Jets.  Maybe he is waiting until they finally get rid of Wilson before he comes back.  Imagine the horror of expected to catch passes from Rodgers and being right back on that same down escalator.

And that ******* dog has me beat.  At least he has coffee!

Yes, they have Aaron Rodgers and Tyrod Taylor on the roster, and Davis doesnt want to play in case they don't trade, nor cut Wilson, and 2 other guys happen to get hurt . This is some really stupid sh*t, even for this board, congratulations, this is not easy....

[GangGreened]

Maybe he wasn’t a big fan of the vibes

[#27TheDominator]

12 minutes ago, Flea Flicking Frank said:

Yes, they have Aaron Rodgers and Tyrod Taylor on the roster, and Davis doesnt want to play in case they don't trade, nor cut Wilson, and 2 other guys happen to get hurt . This is some really stupid sh*t, even for this board, congratulations, this is not easy....

You are literally in thread discussing something why Corey Davis doesn't want to be here when we have no idea that he doesn't want to be here and you are upset with my ridiculous speculation?  Congratulations, your expectation levels are insane.

[Flea Flicking Frank]

21 minutes ago, #27TheDominator said:

You are literally in thread discussing something why Corey Davis doesn't want to be here when we have no idea that he doesn't want to be here and you are upset with my ridiculous speculation?  Congratulations, your expectation levels are insane.

so youre argument is because we dont know why he doesnt want to be here, we should make up some stupid bs that makes no sense? got it!

[Fantasy Island]

3 hours ago, Tezza said:

Well he left/retired as he was dealing with some personal issues, I credit him for taking a break to deal with any personal issues as mental health does not get spoken about enough in pro sports for athletes. With him coming back I read that he prefers to be close to TN as that is where he has family, so linking his original departure and his return, he most likely misses the game but wants the support of family around him and that is why the Jets did not think twice about helping him in this situation. 

 

 

We don’t want his stone hands here in Tennessee either.

[BigRy56]

The guy stepped away for personal issues. The Jets can’t breathe right now without it becoming a story. Why the hell would he want to come back here? It’s probably not healthy for him