Darrelle Revis is getting ready for a legal battle with his former agents.
According to ESPN, Revis has filed a lawsuit against the agents who had represented him since his rookie year, but he fired them in 2015 for raising the prices on commission fees without his consent.
The lawsuit was filed last Tuesday in Westchester County (New York) Supreme Court, accusing agents Neil Schwartz and Jonathan Feinsod of fraud, conversion, breach of fiduciary duty and civil theft.
In the suit, Revis claims they hid a clause in an energy drink endorsement agreement that would raise their fee from 10 percent to 50 percent.
The seven-time Pro Bowl selection says he was focused on preparing for the Super Bowl in January 2015 — as a member of the New England Patriots — when Schwartz asked him to sign off on an addendum to the original agreement.
The lawsuit, first reported by the Courthouse News, says Schwartz never explained the document or gave him a copy to read. The lawsuit also accuses Schwartz and Feinsod of secretly using money from Revis’ endorsement checks to pay another attorney.
Mario Aieta, who represents Schwartz and Feinsod, says the lawsuit is an attempt to avoid paying agent fees. Revis owes them $23 million from the contract he signed with the Jets in 2015 as a free agent.