Sources: Revis and Jets Agree on a deal

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Originally Posted by jsarno

What do you mean they don't honor their part of the contract? Of course they do...they are required to. There are certainly stipulations in every contract about cutting a player. They are within their right to cut a player, and don't forget, it costs them money to cut someone in almost all cases. Other than cutting a player how would they not honor their part of the contract? (ps- players usually get cut because they are not performing to the level of money they are getting in a contract)

I wonder how much the system could change if players could terminate their contracts any time after their sixth season, and declare themselves free agents. You'd have downright craziness.

I mean, this wouldn't apply in the case of Revis, who has only three accrued seasons, but what if a guy like Tom Brady could pay the Patriots back the pro-rated portion of his signing bonus and become a free agent? Just be like, "thanks guys, but you can keep my 4 million salary this year. I can do better than that." Would probably fix a lot of market inefficiencies for players.