FYI, if you franchise tag a player for a third consecutive year their salary goes up 144%, so Revis’s salary would be $18.7M in 2016. Not that it changes much, but there you go.

The cornerback tag in 2013 is just under $11m, and 120% of Revis’ $9M salary is almost precisely the same number. If he was tagged at that number in 2014, the 2015 re-tag amount would be about $13M, and even 2016 would be $16M. This is a no-brainer decision for the Jets.

Of course, Revis could hold out, but he’s no spring chicken; losing a year’s salary could be a big deal as well.

This math – assuming I’m not missing a rule somewhere – also implies that Revis’ long term contract will come in lower than a lot of people think. His bargaining power is terrible.