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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Woody Johnson is open to bringing back Darrelle Revis.
Instead, Revis signed with the Patriots for a deal worth $12 million this season. Revis was selected for the Pro Bowl, while the Jets mixed and matched several players at cornerback on a defense that struggled with its secondary.
The second year of Revis' deal is a team option that would pay him $20 million next season with a monstrous cap hit of $25 million. So,Cheap Baltimore Ravens Jerseys, Revis could potentially become a free agent again if the Patriots don't renegotiate.
And that could potentially give Johnson and the Jets another chance to bring back one of the franchise's most successful players,Cheap Authentic Jerseys.
During his news conference Monday to announce the firings of coach Rex Ryan and general manager John Idzik, Johnson was asked about not being able to sign Revis last offseason. Johnson said he didn't think he could land him, based on his previous experience with Revis' agents.
A team media relations staffer tried to intercept the initial question by saying Johnson couldn't comment — but the Jets owner went ahead and spoke about the team's first-round draft pick in 2007. New York traded him to Tampa Bay in 2013,Cheap Jerseys Online, and Idzik drafted Sheldon Richardson with one of the picks the Jets acquired from the Buccaneers.
Revis became a free agent last offseason when the Buccaneers cut him because of his hefty contract, and it appeared he could be a fit for the cornerback-needy Jets.
"I misspoke today when I commented on Darrelle Revis," Johnson said. "I would never interfere in the contractual relationship of a player with another team, and should not have used those words. I called (Patriots owner) Robert Kraft this afternoon to emphasize those points."
Johnson backpedaled on his comments Monday night,Wholesale Authentic NHL Jerseys, when he issued a statement through the team.
"If I had thought I could have gotten Darrelle for that, I probably would have taken him back," Johnson said. "It was our best judgment to do what we did."
One problem for the New York Jets owner: The Pro Bowl cornerback is under contract for another year with the New England Patriots.
Because Revis,Cheap NHL Jerseys Online, who spent his first six seasons with the Jets, is on another team's roster, the Jets owner could be accused of tampering. An NFL spokesman declined comment when asked if the league might look into Johnson's comments.
"Darrelle's a great player," Johnson said. "I'd love to have Darrelle come back."
"There's a lot of emphasis on one player," Johnson said during the news conference. "We made a trade with the Buccaneers and we got a one and a three. We got a fairly good player in return for that,Cheap Air Jordan Shoes, I would say." |
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