All-Pro cornerback Darrelle Revis is holding out while locked in a contract dispute with the Jets. And there’s no telling how long he might stay away.
“Darrelle and his family were extremely deliberate with the decision-making process,’’ agent Neil Schwartz said yesterday. “Obviously, his actions speak far louder than words.’’
Revis didn’t show for the team’s conditioning test yesterday morning, and officially became a holdout when he missed the first meeting at 5:30 p.m.
“The lines of communication are open and we remain committed to finding a solution that makes sense for him and makes sense for us,’’ general manager Mike Tannenbaum said. “The two things that we’ve all agreed upon is that Darrelle has outplayed his contract and it needed to be addressed, and he has three years to go on his contract.’’
Revis is to make $1 million in the fourth year of his six-year rookie deal, making him one of the lowest-paid defensive backs on the team this season. He wants to be the league’s highest-paid cornerback, a distinction that belongs to the Raiders’ Nnamdi Asomugha, who signed a three-year, $45.3 million extension last offseason.
Tannenbaum, saying he’s “an eternal optimist,’’ added that the main disagreement between the sides is in total compensation.
Tannenbaum said the team made three offers in the last 72 hours: a long-term deal that would keep him with the Jets for life, a short-term deal, and a face-to-face meeting — and all were denied.
By holding out, Revis will be fined $16,523 for each day he’s not with the team and waived a clause in his contract that would have guaranteed him $20 million over the last two years of his deal.
“He’s a great player, the best corner I’ve ever been around,’’ coach Rex Ryan said. “So, certainly, I’m disappointed. I really thought, in my heart, he would be signed by now and we wouldn’t be having these conversations.’’
Broncos RBs hurt
Running backs Knowshon Moreno and Correll Buckhalter got hurt on the first day of Broncos practice.
Moreno injured his hamstring and could miss the rest of camp, a person familiar with the situation told the AP. Moreno, who missed the start of last year’s camp as a rookie holdout, was carted off the field midway through the two-hour morning practice after hurting his right leg, and Buckhalter hurt his back minutes later and limped off favoring his left leg.
Coach Josh McDaniels, who 48 hours earlier traded veteran running back J.J. Arrington to the Eagles for special teams standout Joe Mays, said he didn’t know the extent of the injuries.
“Certainly, you don’t want to see two of your guys that you really count on at the same position come off the field on the first day of training camp,’’ McDaniels said.
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