Bucs To Cut Darrelle Revis?

[HacheMan]

Sources: Bucs shop Darrelle Revis

Adam Schefter | ESPN

Short of a trade in the next two days, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are expected to release cornerback Darrelle Revis by 4 p.m. ET Wednesday, according to league sources.


The time is important because Revis has a $1.5 million roster bonus due on Wednesday, and the fourth-round pick the Buccaneers traded to the New York Jets last year would become a third-round pick if Revis is on Tampa's roster as of 4:01 Wednesday.
Thus, rather than lose the money and the extra round, the Bucs will try to trade Revis before then and if no deal is worked out, would likely release him. Either way, the Jets are expected to receive a fourth-round pick from Tampa, not the Buccaneers' third.
Though Tampa Bay would get nothing in return for Revis if it winds up releasing him, it would save the money and the pick, and it instantly would free up $16 million in salary cap space -- all of which had been slated to go to Revis -- to go spend on other players or re-sign its own.
At least one team around the league said the Buccaneers had been open to dealing Revis since the combine. The Buccaneers have been attempting to trade him but Revis' contract -- $16 million per year -- has been too prohibitive for other teams to pick up.
The two sides have discussed a restructured contract but have been unable to come to an agreement so far, according to sources.

 

[HacheMan]

Well so much for trading him now that it's out you plan to cut him anyhow...hno:

 

[TopShelf11]

Heard Tony Dungy on the radio this AM he said Tampa will have the best defense in football by the mid-way point of the season. And they will make the playoffs.

 

[HacheMan]

Dungy is full of it lol

Guess he thinks his former student Lovie Smith is a miracle-worker...

 

[sportsfantatic44]

Have a feeling he is gonna end up with New England.

 

[NFLTrends]

Raiders, Colts, Packers, and Vikings have more then enough Salary Cap Space and a need at the position to sign him when he gets released.

Expect him to land at one of those 4 places before the season starts.

 

[silver7]

I'd love to have him!!! Spielman's the worst GM in the NFL, so he'll F it up somehow. Sorry to see Jarred go, been a stud for us. We need D BAD!! That LB from Buffalo would look sweeet, he won't be there @ 8 tho. Also a NT.

 

[Betallsports]

How Good do the NY Jets look on this deal now ..... cheersgif

 

[HacheMan]

How Good do the NY Jets look on this deal now ..... cheersgif

Pretty good, but I think it says more how stupid the Bucs' organization of years past looks.

Lovie Smith is saying down here that he understands Revis is a great player, but that he doesn't fit his defensive scheme and that he relies more on a strong front 4 rather than secondary.

Regardless, both the Jets & Bucs have now wiped their hands of him and I don't blame either for not paying him $16 Million a year...

 

[NickPappagiorgio]

Good move by Tampa, Revis has always been overrated

 

[goin4broke]

revis is good only a good move for him and tampa because tampa plays the tampa 2 no reason to pay him millions to sit in a zone when you can pay any corner to do that

 

[MikeB]

Supposedly the Bucs have been trying to trade him for a while. There have been no bites.

$16 million is an awful large amount of money. I can't imagine what team would want to pay that.

I heard on sports radio up my way that Philly and New England are the front runners.

 

[BAGIANT]

Would love to see him get with the Giants. What an addition he would be for that team!

 

[PatsFan1283]

Good move by Tampa, Revis has always been overrated

based on what?

 

[Michelangelo]

Get a kick out of the fantasy of rumor mills.

The Pats would never pay a corner 16 mill. They got rid of Ty Law and Assante Samuel, proven Patriot playmaker corners, when their prices got too high. And those prices were nowhere near 16 million.

 

[MikeB]

Get a kick out of the fantasy of rumor mills.

The Pats would never pay a corner 16 mill. They got rid of Ty Law and Assante Samuel, proven Patriot playmaker corners, when their prices got too high. And those prices were nowhere near 16 million.

If he is released, why would the Pats have to pay him $16 million?

 

[bigbet1234]

bungholes will nab him. we love over rated washed up players.

 

[MikeB]

haha

 

[Michelangelo]

If he is released, why would the Pats have to pay him $16 million?

Correct. No one will now pay him 16 mill. But my point is that the Pats won't pay him half of that and will therefore never be a realistic contender for his services. Fantasy rumor.

 

[MikeB]

Correct. No one will now pay him 16 mill. But my point is that the Pats won't pay him half of that and will therefore never be a realistic contender for his services. Fantasy rumor.

If they cut ties with Talib, then the need will be there and they have some money to spend.

Conventional wisdom is that they will be restructuring Vince Wilforks contract.