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Not that anyone thought Logan Mankins was going to beat Darrelle Revis to his contract signing, but the fact that Revis finally did come to terms with the New York Jets late Sunday night certainly can't help Mankins in his holdout with the New England Patriots.
Now the left guard is the lone remaining high profile player choosing to take his ball and go home until he becomes the highest paid guard in the NFL -- and it doesn't appear he intends on changing his stance. And the Patriots are prepared to move on without him, whereas the Jets clearly didn't want to face the prospect of starting the season without their best defensive player.
So what you have on one side is Jets coach Rex Ryan and owner Woody Johnson hopping on a plane and interrupting their schedule to fly to South Florida and hash out a deal with Revis by virtually any means, while Patriots coach Bill Belichick and owner Robert Kraft won't even pick up the phone.
And in their defense, based on what has been said by the Mankins camp and the fact that the player hasn't reached out since May, who can blame them?
Yes, depth is an issue on the offensive line without Mankins and with Nick Kaczur rehabbing from back surgery, but apparently it's not as big of a concern as the situation at cornerback was for the Jets. Plus, these contract negotiations can be very tricky, especially in an uncapped year with the threat of a lockout next season looming.
The biggest difference here appears to be the fact that Mankins is sending a message that there is absolutely no wiggle room, whereas Revis and his camp managed to compromise on the length of the contract and total amount in order to get more guaranteed money. Mankins was able to point to the Jets situation somewhat as leverage that he was not the only one fighting for a contract, and now that leverage is gone.
Darrelle Revis Signing Seizes More Leverage From Logan Mankins
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