Jets, Bucs have parameters set for Darrelle Revis trade
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Jets, Bucs have parameters set for Darrelle Revis trade
By Kareem Copeland
Around the League Writer
Published: April 21, 2013 at 09:10 a.m. Updated: April 21, 2013 at 01:44 p.m.
Are the New York Jets close to moving Darrelle Revis? It appears so.
The Jets have granted the cornerback permission to visit with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and take a physical, a Jets source told NFL.com's Albert Breer. ESPN's Adam Schefter first reported the news. Breer reported that the physical is expected be given Sunday.
The Revis-to-Buccaneers reports have been all over the place. It recently was reported that the Bucs were getting impatient with the slow-moving Jets. Other reports had the Jets prepared to make a move before next week's draft.
The Jets seemed to be asking for too much early, but they might want to take what they can get in terms of draft picks next week. Getting the physical out of the way allows for an immediate deal to be reached.
Revis is rehabbing from a torn ACL he suffered last season. The Buccaneers, who will want to know as much about the knee before committing to a trade for Revis, hold the No. 13 slot in the 2013 NFL Draft and likely would have to give up that and a second-rounder. Another later pick is probable. The Jets already own the No. 9 spot.
What does Rex Ryan think about the news? We knew you'd ask. Rapoport reported that Ryan "expected it," according to a source who regularly speaks to Ryan.
Revis and the Buccaneers have been working on a long-term contract for several days, sources briefed on the process told NFL.com's Ian Rapoport. Substantial progress has been made, Rapoport reports, and the Buccaneers seem comfortable enough to make the trade, knowing Revis wouldn't be a one-year rental. The physical is thought to be the trade's final piece before everything comes together.
UPDATE: The Jets and Buccaneers have agreed on the trade, Yahoo Sports' Jason Cole reported Sunday morning. The deal should be finalized by Sunday night or Monday morning, according to Cole. Breer reported that the Buccaneers and Jets have worked out trade parameters, according to a source briefed on the situation, and the Buccaneers have the framework for a contract in place with Revis.
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