"The last time a young NFL star thought he should be paid like a superstar, Clinton Portis was traded to Washington and the Broncos wound up with Champ Bailey.

I'm surprised Bailey hasn't come up as a possible solution to the Darrelle Revis fiasco too.

Big contracts and elite cornerbacks make Bailey's Broncos and Revis' New York Jets logical trade partners.

Bailey wants a new contract too. And like the Jets with Revis, the Broncos, who no doubt feel somewhat burned by Elvis Dumervil's injury, seemingly would rather wait. There have been preliminary discussions between the Broncos and Bailey's agent, Jack Reale, but nothing substantive.

The difference is while Revis draws daily headlines through his he said-they said holdout, Bailey quietly draws nothing but the assignment to cover the receiver split out to his side.

The issue here isn't that Bailey is making $13 million this year while Revis is scheduled to make $1 million. The issue is Bailey, who is a free agent after he completes his second contract this season, will accept a new deal that averages at the $13 million he's making now. Revis, who has three years left on his first contract, already wants his new deal to average well north of the $15 million the Raiders are paying Nnamdi Asomugha."