With Darrelle Revis trade rumor stories being written non-stop lately many have been speculating as to what the Jets could get in return for the All-Pro cornerback.<\/p>\n
Have seen examples such as: two first round picks, a first round along with a third round pick in 2013 plus a conditional 2014 pick or a second and third round pick in 2013 and a first round pick in 2014, but is Revis\u2019 trade market overvalued?<\/p>\n
There are many factors which deflate Revis\u2019 trade value<\/a> the biggest being he\u2019s rehabilitating from a serious knee injury, a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).\u00a0 There is no way to know how this injury recovery will go as time tables vary from player-to-player.\u00a0 There could be a setback or an unforeseen problem which could slow his return.<\/p>\n The next issue is Revis\u2019 current contract which any trading team would obtain.\u00a0 The contract ends after the 2013 season and prohibits using any type of restriction (franchise or transition tags) guaranteeing Revis hits the open market in 2014.\u00a0 So why would anyone trade away viable resources, especially high draft picks, to obtain an injured player for one year?<\/p>\n A team could do a sign and trade which Revis signs a new contract before being traded.\u00a0 This ensures Revis would be with the team beyond 2013 but requires a huge financial commitment in order to get him to agree to sign a new contract rather than test free agency. \u00a0Any such commitment means the acquiring team will need resources (draft picks) to ensure they have high quality but low priced players to offset the cost of Revis\u2019 big contract.<\/p>\n Clark Judge of CBSsports.com<\/a> said it best in a recent article on Revis:<\/p>\n The popular perception is that Revis would cost someone a first-rounder and then some, but I ran into a couple of GMs at the combine who swore they wouldn’t start by offering anything higher than a second-rounder.<\/p>\n First of all, Revis is coming off a serious knee surgery. More important, he wants top dollar for the position — and I don’t mean cornerback. I mean as a defender, which puts him in the $16 million-a-year neighborhood of Mario Williams.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n