Darrelle Revis Reportedly Paid Mark Barron $50K to Keep No. 24 Jersey

Rob Goldberg — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:22:44 -0400

Some professional athletes are really attached to their numbers, and it appears as though Darrelle Revis is one of them.

As Paul Lukas of Uni-Watch reported, "A well-placed source tells me that the amount Darrelle Revis paid to Mark Barron in order to get Barron to give up No. 24 was — get this — $50,000."

It seems like keeping this jersey number is quite important to the new Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback.

At least this will count as a business expense on his taxes, according to ESPN's Darren Rovell:

Revis was traded from the New York Jets in April for two draft picks, one of them in the first round of the 2013 NFL draft. He then signed a six-year deal with his new club.

While he has yet to step on the field, he is already making his mark with the rest of the roster by buying the jersey from second-year safety Mark Barron. The young player will now take No. 23 next season.

Interestingly, Revis has only worn No. 24 throughout his NFL career. At Pittsburgh, he wore No. 25 while becoming one of the top defensive players in the country.

This practice of buying a number from a teammate is nothing new, although the numbers have certainly increased over the years.

One of the biggest transactions of this sort was when Clinton Portis paid Ifeanyi Ohalete $40,000 to have No. 26 with the Washington Redskins. Of course, this was eventually settled in court, according to Lee Jenkins of the New York Times.

Still, players have their right to choose what they want to do with their money after deciding what is truly important to them. If they want to spend the price of a new car on a number, they have that option.

They just better hope they do not change teams again any time soon.

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Darrelle Revis Reportedly Paid Mark Barron $50K to Keep No. 24 Jersey