Darrelle Revis has certainly had an interesting few years in the NFL that have included an ACL tear, a headline-grabbing trade to a struggling team and then a headline-grabbing trade to a Super Bowl winning team. As Revis makes room in his trophy case for the New England Patriots' championship season, he has very little time to sit and enjoy things as his future is about to take another turn once again.
The Patriots have said they fully intend to keep Revis around after the risk to trade him paid off with a Lombardi Trophy. The cornerback is a $25 million salary cap hit in 2015 which the Patriots have no intentions of picking up, but team president Jonathan Kraft said that option is more of a placeholder and promise for a contract to come.
"Hopefully both sides want to make a deal and we'll be able to get one done," Kraft said, via WEEI's "Dennis & Callahan" program with Kirk Minihane. "People understand that that's a placeholder and we'll get to work on trying to make [an extension] happen. He's been everything and more since he's been here. Patriots fans knew what he was like on the field, but didn't know what he was like off it. Having worn green all those years and the blind emotion we all have toward the Jets, you have one perception of the man. And the man is very different than that. He's a great guy and he works hard. There is no over-ego to him and he's a great teammate."
However, New England will have competition for the cornerback. The New York Post continues to stress that the New York Jets would ideally like to bring on the cornerback to work in Todd Bowles' successful defensive scheme. Rex Ryan has made it clear that the Buffalo Bills could be a destination for his former player aka Revis. The Oakland Raiders could use the playmaking abilities of Revis as Charles Woodson is likely playing his final season in the league.
The Patriots have several decisions to make regarding free agents and a new contract for Revis will factor in. Shane Vereen, Stevan Ridley and Devin McCourty are just a few of the big names headlining the group that the Patriots will have to determine whether to retain or not.
