Mike DeVito Agrees To Pay Cut In Restructured Deal With Jets
NEW YORK (WFAN/AP) -- The Jets have restructured defensive lineman Mike DeVito's contract, reducing the veteran player's salary this season after drafting Quinton Coples in the first round.
According to NFL Players Association records, DeVito will earn a fully guaranteed base salary of $700,000 instead of his scheduled $2.26 million in the final year of a three-year extension. But the 27-year-old DeVito will receive several bonuses that will make his total salary about $2.5 million this season - $610,000 less than he was originally supposed to receive.
The New York Post first reported the restructured deal.
The Jets are "unlikely" to cut DeVito, the Post reported, because the lineman has already earned a $500,000 roster bonus and a $350,000 bonus for workouts.
The new deal includes a $750,000 escalator that he can earn based on playing time. Coach Rex Ryan has said Coples is expected to have a significant role in the defense this season, possibly reducing DeVito's snaps.
Your thoughts on the deal? Sound off below...
(TM and Copyright 2012 CBS Radio Inc. and its relevant subsidiaries. CBS RADIO and EYE Logo TM and Copyright 2011 CBS Broadcasting Inc. Used under license. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
