Trouble on Revis Island?

It was reported early this morning that star CB Darrelle Revis was absent from the team’s voluntary practice today. It appears that Revis is unhappy with the way the team is handling his contract negotiations. Bart Hubbuch, of the NY Post, has been following the situation closely on his twitter:

A source close to Revis told me he’s skipping OTAs because he was thoroughly insulted by the #Jets’ recent offer. This is getting ugly fast.

Revis wants more than the #Raiders’ Nnamdi Asomugha, who is the #NFL’s highest-paid CB at $16.2M/year. The #Jets’ offer was nowhere close.

Revis is furious with the #Jets but won’t say it because “his actions always speak louder than his words,” according to source.

I was told the #Jets’ recent offer to Revis was pitifully low relative to his stature as arguably the league’s top corner.

From talking to sources close to Revis, it doesn’t sound like he’s going to be at the ‘#Jets 6/14-16 minicamp. Training camp in doubt, too.

Revis is only scheduled to make $1 million this season, which is peanuts for the NFL’s best cornerback. However, the Jets hold all the cards in this negotiation. The Jets can buy out Revis’ contract for an additional 2 seasons for around $20 million. This would allow the Jets to keep Revis for 3 more years for only $21 million. There is always the option to use the franchise tag on Revis after the 2012 season as well.

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C Nick Mangold is also looking for an extension before training camp and “seriously considered holding out of mini-camp” to protest the lack of a new deal.

Tags: Darrelle Revis, Nick Mangold