August 9, 2011; Metairie, LA, USA; New Orleans Saints defensive tackle Shaun Rogers (92) during training camp practice at the New Orleans Saints practice facility. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports

CBS Miami tells the story:

Rogers, 34, told police he left his room around 1 a.m. with some friends and headed to Club Liv. While at the club, Rogers and his group allegedly met a woman who the group would bring back to Rogers’ room, according to Miami Beach Police.

Rogers told Miami Beach Police he put his valuables in the room safe when he returned around 7 a.m. and the party continued until the nose tackle fell asleep. According to police, Rogers said at 12:30 p.m., he awoke and found the woman the group had met the night before was no longer there.

Once he realized the woman wasn’t there, Rogers told police he tried unsuccessfully to get into the room’s safe. Hotel security then came to the room and was able to pry open the safe and found Rogers’ valuables were missing.

There really isn’t anything in this story I’m able to identify with, but waking up to find almost $500,000 worth of your stuff missing must really suck – even for a man who has made as much money as Rogers has during his NFL career.

Rogers signed with the New York Giants prior to last season but spent the year on injured reserve. He’s scheduled to earn a base salary of $940,000 for the 2013 season; otherwise known as twice as much as necessary to replace the stolen goods.

1. Kansas City Chiefs
Luke Joeckel
OT, Texas A&M

2. Jacksonville Jaguars
Jarvis Jones
OLB, Georgia

3. Oakland Raiders
Bjoern Werner
DE, Florida State

4. Philadelphia Eagles
Dee Milliner
CB, Alabama

5. Detroit Lions
Kenny Vaccaro
SS, Texas

6. Cleveland Browns
Damontre Moore
DE/OLB, Texas A&M

7. Arizona Cardinals
Mike Glennon
QB, N.C. State

8. Buffalo Bills
Matt Barkley
QB, USC

9. New York Jets
Barkevious Mingo
OLB, LSU

10. Tennessee Titans
Jordan Poyer
CB, Oregon State

Aug 26, 2012; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; New York Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis (24) during the second half of their game against the Carolina Panthers at MetLife Stadium. The Panthers defeated the Jets 17-12. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports

The Detroit Lions are virtually in salary cap hell with three players taking on half of the allotted salary cap, but this could be a bit misleading. The Lions have 22 free agents and they have the ability to extend Matthew Stafford’s contract to free up a significant amount of cap space. Of the Lions’ biggest free agents, Chris Houston, Cliff Avril and Louis Delmas, it’s likely only two of them are re-signed based on what the Lions are willing to spend. That could free up some cap space compared to what they spent last year. Finally, the Lions have the option to cut underperforming veterans such as Kyle Vanden Bosch to save even more money.

If the Lions wanted to take a chance on Revis, they could probably afford him. But that would come at a cost beyond what is sent to the Jets and the money devoted to Revis. It would also significantly limit the Lions ability to be active in free agency, including retaining their own players set to become free agent.

Then there is the fact that Revis is only under contract one more season and his contract nullifies teams abilities to use the franchise tag on him.  Let’s not forget that Revis is coming off an ACL tear and might not be the player he once was. Do the Lions really want to take a gamble on another injured player?

Finally, what would the Lions trade in exchange for Derrelle Revis?

It is unlikely the Jets and Lions could agree on a player to send to New York to facilitate a trade. That leaves the Lions with the possibility of dealing 2013 and/or future draft picks. The Lions should be reluctant to give up their most powerful tool in acquiring talent at an affordable cost, especially since they don’t have much wiggle room under the salary cap.

With that said, there is one more option that could work great for the both the Lions and the Jets, but it may be unrealistic.

Cliff Avril is set to hit the free agent market this offseason and Revis looks as good as gone the next offseason. Would the Lions attempt to re-sign Avril with the intention of flipping him to the Jets for Revis? It would be a risky move and might be too far outside the box for the Lions to seriously consider. However, the needs and desires of each team seems to line up with this scenario.

Both teams certaintly don’t want to lose key players in exchange for nothing. Both teams have top 10 picks which gives each team a great chance of adding high quality talent at other positions if they need to. This could be a great opportunity for both teams to get what they want.

What do you think Lions fans, would Revis, the best cornerback in the game, be worth the certainty of losing Cliff Avril and potential draft picks? Personally, I’d be thrilled if the Lions acquired Revis as long as everything checked out medically. It would probably take Cliff Avril and as high as a third round pick to make the deal happen, but the deal would immediately make the Lions secondary a top unit with Chris Houston (assuming he’s re-signed), Louis Delmas (assuming he’s re-signed), and Darrelle Revis, all proven playmakers.