Proving that big deals can get done amid labor uncertainty, the Denver Broncos signed star pass rusher Elvis Dumervil to a five-year, $58.3 million contract extension late Thursday night. Dumervil was due to make $3.2 million this season (his tender as a restricted free agent), so the grand total is $61.5 million over six years.

This should put more pressure on the New York Jets to get something done with disgruntled CB Darrelle Revis. It might seem like an apples and oranges situation because Dumervil was on a one-year deal and Revis still has three years left, but the public perception is that the Broncos stepped up for their guy. The Jets? They appear to be at an impasse with their best defensive player.

There's no doubt that Revis, C Nick Mangold and LB David Harris -- all seeking contract extensions -- are looking at the Dumervil deal and wondering, "How come the Jets can't do that for us?" And they have a right to feel that way.

Based on various reports, Dumervil's contract has rolling guarantees, a la D'Brickashaw Ferguson, but he appears to have secured more guaranteed money than Ferguson. Dumervil has $43.1 million guaranteed against injury, with skill guarantees applying in 2011 ($28 million) and 2012 ($12 million), according to ProFootballTalk.com.

It's quite likely the Broncos had considerable flexibility with regard to the reallocation rule, which allows teams doing an extension to include future guarantees against injury and skill -- as long as the amount of fully guaranteed money doesn't exceed the team's leftover cap space from 2009. In the Jets' case, they had only about $300,000 in space -- and that is a factor in negotiations.

So you're thinking Dumervil received a huge signing bonus? Not exactly. According to PFT, his 2010 salary ($3.2 million) was dropped to the minimum and he received the difference in a signing bonus. If the Jets want to extend Revis, they will have to cough up some big bucks in a signing bonus. There's no rule preventing that; it's an uncapped year, after all.

If the Jets don't budge on that, and if Revis refuses to accept a Ferguson-like deal, the chance of an extension fall somewhere between slim and none.

UPDATE: According to two league sources, the so-called reallocation rule (see above) doesn't apply to restricted free agents on a one-year tender. That made it easier for the Broncos to get a deal done. The Jets are dealing with a different set of challenges with Revis.