flgreen Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 Jul 23 11:45 AM ET By Rich Cimini Proving that big deals can get done amid labor uncertainty, the Denver Broncos signed star pass rusher Elvis Dumervil to a five-year, $58.3 million contract extension late Thursday night. Dumervil was due to make $3.2 million this season (his tender as a restricted free agent), so the grand total is $61.5 million over six years. This should put more pressure on the New York Jets to get something done with disgruntled CB Darrelle Revis. It might seem like an apples and oranges situation because Dumervil was on a one-year deal and Revis still has three years left, but the public perception is that the Broncos stepped up for their guy. The Jets? They appear to be at an impasse with their best defensive player. There's no doubt that Revis, C Nick Mangold and LB David Harris -- all seeking contract extensions -- are looking at the Dumervil deal and wondering, "How come the Jets can't do that for us?" And they have a right to feel that way. Based on various reports, Dumervil's contract has rolling guarantees, a la D'Brickashaw Ferguson, but he appears to have secured more guaranteed money than Ferguson. Dumervil has $43.1 million guaranteed against injury, with skill guarantees applying in 2011 ($28 million) and 2012 ($12 million), according to ProFootballTalk.com. It's quite likely the Broncos had considerable flexibility with regard to the reallocation rule, which allows teams doing an extension to include future guarantees against injury and skill -- as long as the amount of fully guaranteed money doesn't exceed the team's leftover cap space from 2009. In the Jets' case, they had only about $300,000 in space -- and that is a factor in negotiations. So you're thinking Dumervil received a huge signing bonus? Not exactly. According to PFT, his 2010 salary ($3.2 million) was dropped to the minimum and he received the difference in a signing bonus. If the Jets want to extend Revis, they will have to cough up some big bucks in a signing bonus. There's no rule preventing that; it's an uncapped year, after all. If the Jets don't budge on that, and if Revis refuses to accept a Ferguson-like deal, the chance of an extension fall somewhere between slim and none. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flgreen Posted July 23, 2010 Author Share Posted July 23, 2010 Big Key here. Dunervil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitonti Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 Big Key here. Dunervil’s contract was up, and he was a RFA. Don't see why this puts any pressure on the Jets FO. Revis has 3 more years on his contract we keep bringing it up but NFL contracts aren't worth the paper they are printed on... this isn't the MLB or NBA where Revis can get hurt and still get paid. He could blow out his knee in preseason and be left with nothing. besides that the 16 mil that the rest of the contract is worth is basically what he should be making in a year. Maybe a little bit more, but still he should be making around 13 or 14 per. the Jets have gotten a bargain with this player in 2009 they aren't going to get another year of below market value out of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbro22 Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 we keep bringing it up but NFL contracts aren't worth the paper they are printed on... this isn't the MLB or NBA where Revis can get hurt and still get paid. He could blow out his knee in preseason and be left with nothing. besides that the 16 mil that the rest of the contract is worth is basically what he should be making in a year. Maybe a little bit more, but still he should be making around 13 or 14 per. the Jets have gotten a bargain with this player in 2009 they aren't going to get another year of below market value out of him. Well isn't that too bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECURB Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 we keep bringing it up but NFL contracts aren't worth the paper they are printed on... this isn't the MLB or NBA where Revis can get hurt and still get paid. He could blow out his knee in preseason and be left with nothing. besides that the 16 mil that the rest of the contract is worth is basically what he should be making in a year. Maybe a little bit more, but still he should be making around 13 or 14 per. the Jets have gotten a bargain with this player in 2009 they aren't going to get another year of below market value out of him. Still though, he was a RFA, Revis is not. Far from apples to apples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flgreen Posted July 23, 2010 Author Share Posted July 23, 2010 we keep bringing it up but NFL contracts aren't worth the paper they are printed on... this isn't the MLB or NBA where Revis can get hurt and still get paid. He could blow out his knee in preseason and be left with nothing. besides that the 16 mil that the rest of the contract is worth is basically what he should be making in a year. Maybe a little bit more, but still he should be making around 13 or 14 per. the Jets have gotten a bargain with this player in 2009 they aren't going to get another year of below market value out of him. He should be making 1 million. Which is what he signed for after a hold out. He Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE ILK Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 That's nice, Revis has 3 years left on his contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Jet Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 Big Key here. Dunervil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klecko73isGod Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 Jul 23 11:45 AM ET By Rich Cimini Proving that big deals can get done amid labor uncertainty, the Denver Broncos signed star pass rusher Elvis Dumervil to a five-year, $58.3 million contract extension late Thursday night. Dumervil was due to make $3.2 million this season (his tender as a restricted free agent), so the grand total is $61.5 million over six years. This should put more pressure on the New York Jets to get something done with disgruntled CB Darrelle Revis. It might seem like an apples and oranges situation because Dumervil was on a one-year deal and Revis still has three years left, but the public perception is that the Broncos stepped up for their guy. The Jets? They appear to be at an impasse with their best defensive player. There's no doubt that Revis, C Nick Mangold and LB David Harris -- all seeking contract extensions -- are looking at the Dumervil deal and wondering, "How come the Jets can't do that for us?" And they have a right to feel that way. Based on various reports, Dumervil's contract has rolling guarantees, a la D'Brickashaw Ferguson, but he appears to have secured more guaranteed money than Ferguson. Dumervil has $43.1 million guaranteed against injury, with skill guarantees applying in 2011 ($28 million) and 2012 ($12 million), according to ProFootballTalk.com. It's quite likely the Broncos had considerable flexibility with regard to the reallocation rule, which allows teams doing an extension to include future guarantees against injury and skill -- as long as the amount of fully guaranteed money doesn't exceed the team's leftover cap space from 2009. In the Jets' case, they had only about $300,000 in space -- and that is a factor in negotiations. So you're thinking Dumervil received a huge signing bonus? Not exactly. According to PFT, his 2010 salary ($3.2 million) was dropped to the minimum and he received the difference in a signing bonus. If the Jets want to extend Revis, they will have to cough up some big bucks in a signing bonus. There's no rule preventing that; it's an uncapped year, after all. If the Jets don't budge on that, and if Revis refuses to accept a Ferguson-like deal, the chance of an extension fall somewhere between slim and none. So Cimini is comparing apples to chainsaws now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgb Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 we keep bringing it up but NFL contracts aren't worth the paper they are printed on... this isn't the MLB or NBA where Revis can get hurt and still get paid. He could blow out his knee in preseason and be left with nothing. buy injury insurance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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