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Jets' Revis says Tebow's passion is evident, even during lunch
May 17
New York Post
 
"New Jets quarterback Tim Tebow has left quite an impression on his teammates in everything he does. Even the way he eats lunch? Cornerback Darrelle Revis said Tebow is a born leader and his passion is obvious. "You see it all the time," Revis said Wednesday. "Eating lunch you see it, walking down the hallway you see it. He's like … I'm trying to think of the cartoon character. He's like Zeus. He's just one of those guys. He's just very positive. He has passion for what he does and you can see it. You can see it when you have a conversation with him. He's just a leader. He wants to win and everything is positive about him.""
Jets' Revis rips into Patriots coach Belichick
May 11
New York Post
 
"Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis is no fan of Patriots coach Bill Belichick, that is clear. Revis called Belichick a jerk on ESPN in March during a game of word association. Asked Thursday to explain what he meant, Revis went off, calling Belichick ignorant and disrespectful. Revis said he took particular offense to Belichick's comments after the Patriots 37-16 victory over the Jets last November at MetLife Stadium. The Post reported Belichick said "37 points on the best defense in the league, s--- my d---" as he made his way off the field after the game. "I have respect for him," Revis said. "Winning is winning, but sometimes things are disrespectful. When you say certain comments about the"
Jets' Revis 'happy,' tries to quiet holdout talk
May 11
New York Post
 
"Jets All-Pro cornerback Darrelle Revis tried to quiet the talk about his contract Thursday. Revis first said he was unsure if anything would happen with his contract and said he was concentrating on the present and not what might occur down the road (i.e. a potential training camp holdout). Then, Revis went a step further and said he is happy with his current deal. "Yeah, I'm cool," Revis said. "I signed it two years ago. I'm not unhappy about nothing. I think the thing I'm most happy about is just being here. I love to play football and I want us to win. I think that's the biggest thing. ""
Revis wants new deal; Jets want to wait
April 25
New York Post
 
"The Jets vs. Darrelle Revis was an ugly, long fight in the summer of 2010. The potential rematch could be even worse. Monday night, Revis would not rule out another holdout this summer despite having two years left on his current contract. That made the possibility of another fight between the Jets and their star cornerback, something that has been hinted at for two years, look like an inevitability. Ever since Revis ended his 35-day holdout in September 2010 by signing a four-year, $46 million deal, there has been a thought that Revis would not play out the contract. Many people viewed the contract as a Band-Aid, a short-term solution that would get the two sides through a few years"
Jets' Revis may hold out again
April 24
New York Post
 
"Two years after a contentious holdout between Darrelle Revis and the Jets, the two sides look to be headed for Round 2. Revis, appearing at a charity function in Manhattan last night, said he is unsure of whether he will hold out of training camp this summer in hopes of renegotiating his deal. "I just don't know," Revis said before being honored by the Big Brothers Big Sisters NYC. "I'm not saying I am going to hold out. I'm not saying I'm not going to hold out. I just don't know. Right now my focus is being on the team." The Jets and the All-Pro cornerback Revis agreed to a four-year, $46 million in 2010 after a 35-day holdout. There has been speculation Revis would hold out, though,"
Revis says NY Jets' circus of a locker room will only get crazier with Tebow
March 29
New York Daily News
 
"To hear Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis tell it, his team is now a bearded woman short of a full circus lineup now that superstar backup quarterback Tim Tebow is in the fold. "It was a circus (last season with the Jets), and it's going to be more of a circus with him in the locker room," Revis said Wednesday morning during an appearance on ESPN's SportsCenter. "I'm not questioning his ability to play the game. He can flat-out play the game. But it is just going to bring more to the locker room of every day, 'Does Mark need to start? Does Tim need to start?' It is going to be an ongoing thing throughout the season.""
Revis: Jets' locker room still a mess
March 29
New York Post
 
"Pro Bowl cornerback and team leader Darrelle Revis shattered any ideas the Jets locker room issues were a thing of the past yesterday. Revis made a series of promotional appearances on a variety of ESPN TV and radio shows where he talked Tim Tebow and Mark Sanchez. But his most revealing comments were about the dysfunctional Jets locker room. On SportsCenter Revis was asked to play a game of "word association." When the interviewer said: "Locker room," Revis gave a stunning reply. "Disarray right now," he said."
Corey Webster thinks he deserves type of praise NY Jets' Darrelle Revis gets in New York
January 28
New York Daily News
 
"Darrelle Revis rightly garners much of the ink and the accolades at his position in New York, but according to several Giants, Corey Webster also should be listed among the top cover cornerbacks in the NFL. The seventh-year defensive back clearly is appreciative of that praise and equally confident in his body of work as he guns for his second Super Bowl ring next Sunday against Tom Brady and the Patriots. "I realize it. That's all that counts, is me. And as long as my teammates (think that), that's all that matters," Webster said after practice Friday at the Meadowlands. "I think I'm great. I think I'm the best thing out there. I don't think I'm second to nobody." Webster was quick to add"
Darrelle Revis: Rex had no clue about Jets' squabbles surrounding Mark Sanchez
January 27
New York Daily News
 
"A few weeks after Rex Ryan admitted that he didn't have the pulse of the Jets' locker room this season, All-Pro cornerback Darrelle Revis made it clear that there was plenty of discord that helped derail their playoff hopes. "After the season, we talked," Revis told the NFL Network on Thursday after the AFC Pro Bowl practice in Hawaii. "Basically, he didn't know a lot of things that were going on behind the scenes. It was just so much stuff. I'm really not going to get into it because some of the stuff is real deep. But he didn't know a lot of the things. He wanted people to say things to him. But obviously it didn't come out. It came out on the field (late in the season).""
Revis: In-fighting led to Jets' crash
January 27
New York Post
 
"Darrelle Revis says the Jets' toughest opponent is the Jets. After enduring a season ultimately destroyed by locker room turmoil, the cornerback said yesterday the team needs to start over with its animosity focused outward. "Let's get to not destroying ourselves, let's try to destroy other teams by game planning and doing what we need to do," Revis told ESPN at the Pro Bowl. Speaking after AFC practice in Hawaii, Revis said the Jets and coach Rex Ryan didn't react quickly enough to the us-against-us mentality. "There was a lot of stuff going on behind the scenes, that I think if we had addressed it [at] the time being, then everything would have been cool, we could have moved on," Revis"
Darrelle Revis voted All-Pro for third straight year
January 7
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis earned Associated Press All-Pro honors for the third straight season. Revis received 48 out of a possible 50 votes from media members who regularly cover the NFL, as announced today by The Associated Press. Only Detroit Lions WR Calvin Johnson and Minnesota Vikings DE Jared Allen received more votes, 49 out of a possible 50. Revis was voted by his teammates as the Jets' MVP this season. Revis finished with 21 passes defensed and four interceptions, including one returned 100 yards for a touchdown against the Miami Dolphins. He was also named to his fourth straight Pro Bowl this season."
Dolphins' Brandon Marshall, Jets' Darrelle Revis continue rivalry
December 30
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
 
"The presence of trash-talk during this rivalry is nothing new. When the Miami Dolphins face the New York Jets, it's expected for a player or coach to spout off about something. Sunday's regular-season finale is no different. Dolphins receiver Brandon Marshall kept tradition by lobbing a verbal jab at Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis during Wednesday's conference call with the New York media. Marshall said Revis received preferential star treatment during the team's last meeting Oct. 17. Marshall felt Revis may have interfered on his 100-yard interception return for a touchdown. The players were entangled before Revis broke free to pick off the pass. "You know what, my technique could have"
Jets' Revis denies 'Kobe Rules' treatment
December 30
New York Post
 
"If Brandon Marshall is going to accuse Darrelle Revis of getting favorable treatment from officials, the Jets cornerback at least says the Dolphins receiver should make his references current. "He called it 'The [Michael] Jordan Rule,' but I call it 'The Kobe Bryant Rule,''' the Jets' All-Pro said with a laugh Thursday. Revis was referring to Marshall's claim Wednesday that officiating crews tend to look the other way at Revis holding receivers on pass routes because of Revis' name and reputation, much the way Jordan was favored in his NBA heyday."
The Revis Rules
December 29
New York Post
 
"Perhaps Darrelle Revis should switch from No. 24 to No. 23. The Jets cornerback, who will face off with Dolphins wide receiver Brandon Marshall on Sunday, excelled in coverage against Miami's No. 1 receiver in the Jets' 24-6 win on Oct. 17, returning the first of two interceptions 100 yards for a touchdown. On a play where Revis may have committed pass interference (or definitely, according to Mike Francesa), Marshall couldn't help but draw comparisons to a basketball legend. "My technique could've been better, but I think they gave him the [Michael] Jordan rule," Marshall said on a conference call yesterday. "You get a little close to Michael Jordan, they're gonna call a foul. It works"
Jets Revis, Mangold, Ferguson chosen for Pro Bowl
December 28
New York Post
 
"The Jets had three players selected to the Pro Bowl, but it was one omission that was the most surprising development. Cornerback Darrelle Revis, center Nick Mangold and tackle D'Brickashaw Ferguson all were chosen, but kick returner Joe McKnight was not selected to represent the AFC, despite leading the NFL with an average of 31.9 yards per kickoff return, which included a touchdown. McKnight won the fan voting, but has been sidelined with injuries lately. Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown was selected instead, after averaging 27.7 yards per kick return and ranking fourth in the AFC with a 10.8 punt return average and a touchdown."
Darrelle Revis laughs off criticism from NY Giants' Victor Cruz and Hakeem Nicks
December 23
New York Daily News
 
"The chant started from about 40 feet away from No. 24's locker, two words lampooning comments made by Giants wide receivers Victor Cruz and Hakeem Nicks on Wednesday. "Revis sucks! Revis sucks!" cornerback Marquice Cole playfully shouted as Darrelle Revis gave his two cents about the latest bit of trash talk in the run-up to Saturday's showdown at MetLife Stadium. Nicks referred to Revis as a "decent" cornerback before calling him "great." Cruz took it a step further by claiming that "teams aren't really scared (of Revis) anymore" and "he's got to earn his money this year." "These guys can say whatever they want to say," Revis said on Thursday. "And you just laugh at it. You laugh, and"
Jets' Revis responds to Giants receivers
December 23
New York Post
 
"Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis responded to the Giants wide receivers' trash talk by brushing it aside. "It don't matter what I say, it doesn't matter what other receivers say, if it's on paper, it's on paper," Revis said. "You have to go out there and play on Sundays and you have to prove it. You just gotta prove it." Revis was asked if the comments by Victor Cruz and Hakeem Nicks get him fired up. "I don't even know who this guy is, really. So, no," Revis said. "Whoever said what. I'm not entertaining it. If I wanted to watch entertainment I'd look to a reality show or something. Watch TV.""
NY Giants will start picking on NY Jets' Darrelle Revis early
December 22
New York Daily News
 
"The GIants are planning a Christmas Eve trip to Revis Island. In fact, they plan on traveling there a lot. Darrelle Revis might be widely acknowledged as the best cornerback in the NFL, but the Giants' receivers said they won't be afraid of attacking the player Hakeem Nicks only described as "decent." From what Big Blue's wideouts have seen, teams have been throwing at the Jets' top defensive player more than ever this season. So they'll be sending their explosive passing attack in Revis' direction, too."
Big day vs. Jets' Revis won't happen again
December 4
New York Post
 columnist Mark Cannizzaro
"You probably know by now Darrelle Revis had a bad game last Sunday. He gave up a catch — eight of them, in fact, for 75 yards. A touchdown, too. Might be time to cut the guy. The negative fallout resulting from the Jets cornerback yielding such hefty totals to Bills receiver Stevie Johnson has bordered on comical. The reality is Revis, while constructing his own mythical Island, has raised the bar so high that the relatively modest numbers Johnson put up Sunday raised eyebrows. Was Revis at his best against Johnson and the Bills? No."
Darrelle Revis not sold on Tim Tebow-led Denver Broncos offense, says 'It can get boring'
November 16
New York Daily News
 
"Count Darrelle Revis among the continent that believes Tebowmania is nothing more than a passing fad. The Jets' All-Pro cornerback left little doubt on Tuesday that he doesn't think that the Broncos' Tim Tebow-led read option offense has staying power in the NFL. The Broncos have defied logic over the past month, winning three of four games without any semblance of a passing attack. Revis believes the option-based style can flourish over the long haul only with particular personnel. "Yeah, if you have Michael Vick and Chris Johnson at running back," Revis said on Tuesday as the Jets prepare to face the Broncos on Thursday night. "Yeah, it can work. Those are probably the two fastest guys"
Revis sure run-first attack can't fly in today's NFL
November 16
New York Post
 
"The Jets have spent the past two days preparing for Tim Tebow and the Broncos' option offense. If you ask Jets star cornerback Darrelle Revis, they won't ever have to do it again. Revis said the Broncos cannot continue running the option with Tebow at quarterback. He believes the only way that an option attack is sustainable is to have a dream team backfield. "Yeah [the option can work], if you have Michael Vick and, I don't know, Chris Johnson at running back," Revis said. "Yeah, it can work. Those are probably the two fastest guys that can probably get out on the edge on you. Yeah, those two.""
Rex Ryan and Darrelle Revis earn high grades on NY Jets midseason report card
November 9
New York Daily News
 
"The Jets have overcome locker-room bickering and dissension to give themselves a legitimate chance at the AFC East title with a 5-3 record. Rex Ryan's team looked lost during an early three-game skid only to return to familiar form with a solid rushing attack and air-tight defense. "We certainly didn't count ourselves out," Ryan said of his team's 2-3 start. "We knew that our team could improve. We knew we put together a good football team. (We) thought we could get better." Gang Green has gone 5-3 in the second half in each of Ryan's first two seasons. A repeat of that would likely push them into the postseason once again."
Revis Island is a scary place to visit
November 3
Buffalo News
 columnist Jerry Sullivan
"One thing about Rex Ryan, he's not one to shy away from a strong opinion. When I suggested that Darrelle Revis was his MVP this season, the Jets' head coach saw my argument and raised me a superlative. "Revis is the best player in football," Ryan said Wednesday via conference call. "It doesn't matter midseason, postseason, whatever. There's only one Darrelle Revis in this league, and we're fortunate to have him." It helps to have a cornerback who turns Sunday into a bye week for the opposition's top receiver. Revis defines the term "shutdown corner." The guy could shut down the government. The question isn't whether he's the best in the league, it's why anyone bothers to throw his way"
Darrelle Revis is getting plenty of attention as leader of Gang Green defensive backfield
October 25
New York Daily News
 
"Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis arrived inside the locker room Monday dressed in a gray T-shirt adorned with white name tags, fresh off an appearance for an in-house Halloween celebration. He wore a knitted multi-color Rastafarian hat flowing with fake, flowing dreadlocks, the same disguise he used during his 35-day holdout in August 2010. "I'm celebrating early," Revis said. Identifying Revis has been difficult of late. On Sunday against the Chargers, the Jets showed Sam Diego quarterback Philip Rivers a man-to-man look that morphed into a loaded zone in the fourth quarter. Rivers rifled a pass intended for wideout Vincent Jackson, but the leather deflected off his hands and ricocheted to"
Jets vs. Chargers: Darrelle Revis isn't the only Jets defender to come up big
October 24
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Word spread quickly around the Jets' locker room after linebacker Calvin Pace caught a sound bite from an NFL Network show featuring former Pro Bowler and current analyst Warren Sapp. The Jets' defense, Sapp claimed, was composed of 10 average players and Darrelle Revis, the linchpin that was bolstering their credibility. "You gotta look at it from Calvin's point of view," said Revis, who heard about Sapp's comments after a 27-21 win over the San Diego Chargers this afternoon. "From what (Pace) is looking at, he doesn't think of himself as an average person, and he said that it fueled him."
NY Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis' hang-up turns table on WFAN's Mike Francesa
October 23
New York Daily News
 
"The click at the other end of Darrelle Revis' telephone inspired Mike Francesa to ask the following question: "What is he hanging up for?" This is the same question callers have asked themselves for years after Francesa abruptly ends a conversation by hanging up on them. His stunned reaction upon being dumped Friday by Revis, and Jets PR man Jared Winley, confirms the Pope ain't the only one with a quick trigger finger. Winley made the only mistake here. And that mistake wasn't his decision to tell Revis to end the conversation, it was Winley, perhaps under orders, issuing a public apology to Francesa. If anything, Winley and Revis should be saluted for making Francesa swallow the same"
Jets CB Revis named AFC Defensive Player of Week
October 20
New York Post
 
"Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis was named AFC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance against the Dolphins on Monday Night. Revis had two interceptions in the game, including a 100-yard return for a touchdown. He had three tackles and four passes defended in the 24-6 Jets victory. Revis spent most of the night covering Brandon Marshall and was targeted more frequently than usual."
Welker effective despite Revis matchup
October 10
New York Post
 
"The Jets kept Wes Welker out of the end zone yesterday. With how out of this world the Patriots' wide receiver has been playing this season, holding Welker scoreless qualified as a moral victory for Rex Ryan's defense after the Jets' 30-21 loss at Gillette Stadium. The Jets pulled out every stop against Welker, including the unusual move of having All-Pro cornerback Darrelle Revis move inside and cover him out of the slot, but Tom Brady's favorite target still burned them."
Darrelle Revis, Jets' defense looks to rebound against Baltimore Ravens
September 27
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"For Jets head coach Rex Ryan, Sunday's loss to the Oakland Raiders was a defensive nightmare he hadn't seen since his years as a linebackers coach with the Arizona Cardinals. It was a sentiment that was reflected by cornerback Darrelle Revis, who described today's film session — a day after his team surrendered 234 net rushing yards — as anything but complimentary. But for the defensive players, today was more about healing a wounded persona — the team is now 31st in the NFL in rush yards surrendered per game — before it gets away from them entirely."
NY Jets' Darrelle Revis is cornering the market on technique in pursuit of NFL perfection
September 25
New York Daily News
 
"Darrelle Revis took seven measured steps backward in the Jets' locker room. "I'm going to explain it to you," he said, ready to discuss his favorite topic: Shutting down wide receivers. Three days after the Jets' season-opening win against the Cowboys in which Revis had a game-altering interception, the best cornerback in the NFL dissected his newest challenge: Off coverage. For all the success that Revis has enjoyed as a dominant press corner in the league, he now wants to master the finer points of winning 1-on-1 battles off the line of scrimmage, too."
CB Darrelle Revis 'in tears' WR Jason Hill didn't play
September 19
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"After tweaking Darrelle Revis this week, Jaguars WR Jason Hill did not play today with a hip injury. "So sad. I'm in tears," Revis said after the Jets' 32-3 win against Jacksonville. "Because if you do trash talk, you've got to be able to back it up. He wasn't out there, so I guess he got that New York Jets flu or something.""
CB Darrelle Revis 'in tears' WR Jason Hill didn't play
September 18
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"After tweaking Darrelle Revis this week, Jaguars WR Jason Hill did not play today with a hip injury. "So sad. I'm in tears," Revis said after the Jets' 32-3 win against Jacksonville. "Because if you do trash talk, you've got to be able to back it up. He wasn't out there, so I guess he got that New York Jets flu or something.""
Injured Jaguars player trash talks Jets' Revis
September 17
New York Post
 
"Darrelle Revis has made a career of shutting down wide receivers on the field, and shutting them up off it. The Jets All-Pro cornerback has done it to the best of 'em: Randy Moss, Terrell Owens, Chad Ochocinco, Calvin Johnson. Week after week, game after game. So, when Revis was told that Jacksonville's Jason Hill recently suggested he and the rest of the Jets might be "overhyped" because of the large media market they play in, he was confused. "I don't even know who that dude is," Revis said Friday. "What's his name again?" Jason Hill, one of the Jaguars' starters who had four of his 55 career catches in six seasons last week. "I have no clue," Revis said. "I don't know who he is."
Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis called out, sort of, by Jacksonville Jaguars WR Jason Hill
September 16
New York Daily News
 
"Darrelle Revis may have to prove he's more than just a television star to Jacksonville Jaguars wideout Jason Hill. "This is a game full of good players making plays. He just made a lot more plays on TV than we've made being here in Jacksonville," Hill told the Florida Times-Union. "He's a good player. We respect him. "Hopefully he respects us because we're going to bring it just like they're going to bring it." Revis, whose interception with 49 seconds left clinched last Sunday's victory for the Jets in the season opener against Dallas, has said this season is a "revenge" year to prove his troublesome hamstring from last season is back to full strength. Hill, meanwhile, is a sixth-year"
Darrelle Revis, Nick Folk lift Jets to dramatic 27-24 victory
September 12
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Late tonight, the Jets' season opener was reduced to this reality: If this is going to be a different team, the kind of team that can make it where the past two versions of the Jets have not, it could not lose this game. That was when Darrelle Revis — with the score tied, 24-24, and less than a minute on the game clock — intercepted Dallas quarterback Tony Romo. Seventeen seconds later, the Jets' 27-24 comeback victory over the Cowboys was sealed with a 50-yard field goal by Nick Folk. "I hope our city can be proud of our effort," linebacker Bart Scott said. "We fought for them.""
Tony Romo plays the fool, Darrelle Revis the hero as Jets beat Cowboys
September 12
Newark Star-Ledger
 columnist Steve Politi
"He insisted he was "not a stranger to getting interceptions," but clearly, it was time for a reintroduction. Darrelle Revis, the best cornerback in the NFL, had gone 603 days since he last made the play that defines his position. He had gone more than a season with opposing quarterbacks barely throwing the ball in his direction, suffering as an island without visitors. But then, at the most unlikely time, he saw it: "That brown ball," as he would call it later in a jubilant Jets locker room, floating to him as if he were the intended receiver for the Dallas Cowboys. It was coming right at him with 59 seconds on the clock, with the score tied in the season opener and the crowd at MetLife"
Darrelle Revis sees unique challenge posed by Cowboys wideouts, tight end
September 8
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"The Jets' Darelle Revis would not come right out and say which of Dallas' wide receivers will occupy most of his time on Sunday night, but he did know that each of the top three threats — Miles Austin, Dez Bryant and Jason Witten — all require a different frame of mind to stop. "Dez is your primary X receiver, you throw a lot of screens to him and you look for him down the field for the big play, I mean the guy is very strong, he's fast, he makes plays," Revis said. "I'll put Dez Bryant in the category of Terrell Owens — 6-3, 6-4 guy, about 230, very explosive. He's strong, you can tell he's strong at the line and he's coming into himself and being a great receiver. You can tell he has the"
Revis to Miami's 'best' tandem: Film don't lie
August 27
New York Post
 
"Darrelle Revis has a suggestion for Dolphins cornerback Vontae Davis: Check out the game film. Davis said this week he and Sean Smith are "the best [cornerback] tandem in the league." When that news reached Revis Island, the Jets' superstar cornerback smiled. "He's got to play a couple more years before he's saying all that," Revis said. "They're a good tandem, but they have a lot of work to do." Davis said: "I'm going to go out on a limb and say we're the best [cornerback] tandem in the league. That's what I'm going to say. You can name all of [the other tandems] across the league, I'll put it out there: We're the best tandem." Revis and Antonio Cromartie form one of the toughest duos in"
Revis keeps focus even when QBs shy away
August 19
New York Post
 
"The biggest challenge for Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis is often not the receiver across the line of scrimmage from him or the quarterback under center, but trying to keep his mind from wandering. "You can't get bored out there," Revis said. "That's one of the things I try to do is not get bored and execute my job." The All-Pro corner can get bored because teams so rarely throw his way. According to the website profootballfocus.com, Revis was thrown at 11.32 percent of the times he dropped into coverage last year -- the fourth-lowest rate among NFL cornerbacks with at least 300 snaps. After missing training camp last year because of a contract holdout, Revis has been a beast this year in"
Darrelle Revis serves as mentor for New York Jets' second-year cornerback Kyle Wilson
August 10
New York Daily News
 
"When rookies are paired with veterans in the Jets' defense, coordinator Mike Pettine refers to them as "thinking buddies," a system implemented to accelerate the learning process. "They know how to take care of a rookie," Pettine says. "A lot of times we tell the vets if (the rookie) messes up, it's your fault." Cornerback Darrelle Revis, entering his fifth season, has assumed a similar role with second-year nickel back Kyle Wilson. Absent from camp last August due to an extended holdout related to contractual issues, Revis, reenergized by a full preseason, has helped Wilson restore confidence in his capabilities and has encouraged him to play aggressively. During the lockout, Revis"
No distractions for Revis
August 5
New York Post
 
"It's the same thing. Only different. That's sort of how Darrelle Revis views the situation players throughout the NFL find themselves following the excruciating lockout compared to his situation of a year ago. Everybody is on something of a fast track, trying to prep and be ready for the regular season. For Revis, it's been there, done that. Sort of. Last year, of course, with "Hard Knocks" as the backdrop, Revis held out, reached an agreement and reported a week before the season started. And then he strained a hamstring in Week 2. But all that is behind him. "Right now, I feel great. There's no contract negotiations or anything," Revis, the 26-year-old, All-Whatever-You-Want cornerback"
Jets contact Nnamdi Asomugha's agent, consider teaming former Raiders star with Darrelle Revis
July 27
New York Daily News
 columnist Gary Myers
"Darrelle Revis on one side and Nnamdi Asomugha on the other would give the Jets the two best cornerbacks in the league and make them impossible to throw on. Revis and Asomugha would be one of the top cornerback tandems in NFL history. If the Jets are willing to put that much money into one position, it could happen. "Yes, I've heard that rumor," one personnel director said Tuesday. It's a scenario that Revis and Asomugha discussed at the 2010 Pro Bowl in Miami. Last year, Revis held out all of training camp and signed a four-year, $46 million deal one week before the opener. He is due to make $25 million this year: $7 million in salary and an $18 million option bonus, due on the first day"
Revis tempers optimism regarding labor war
June 16
New York Post
 
"Darrelle Revis was one of the leaders of the Jets' Camp Lockout, a 40-player group that practiced on their own at FDU-Madison to stay sharp during the NFL lockout. But just because the star cornerback wants Gang Green to stay prepared for a labor agreement doesn't mean he assumes one is coming any time soon. "It's really tough. It could go a lot of ways. They could think about just sitting this whole year and get ready to do the offseason thing and start it off like that and go into the next year," Revis said at last night's Modell's Hike For Heroes charity event. "It's so late right now, and stuff is just getting pushed back so much. "I think that's the best thing, is for us just to work"
Rex Ryan: Darrelle Revis could be best
June 8
ESPN.com
 
"Hall of Famers Joe Namath and Don Maynard are generally regarded as the greatest players in New York Jets history. In 10 years or so, they will have to make room on the pedestal for Darrelle Revis, according to Rex Ryan, who believes his All-Pro cornerback will go down as the best of the best. "One day we're gonna say that this is the best Jet in the history of the New York Jet franchise, I believe that," the Jets' coach told the NFL Network in an interview for its top-100 countdown, a comment that likely will create a backlash among old-school Jets fans. "And I think we're gonna also see him in Canton one day." Ryan has a well-documented history of gushing about Revis, whom he inherited"
Darrelle Revis: Lockout not 'scary'
May 22
ESPN.com
 
"The Jets' Darrelle Revis is accustomed to being a lockdown cornerback, not a locked-out corner, but he's not sweating the 67-day work stoppage -- not even with $25 million in salary and bonus money due in 2011. "I don't think that's scary," Revis told ESPNNewYork.com Saturday at a promotional appearance in Lower Manhattan. "I'm financially stable. I'm good. When the lockout is over, it's over." Revis said he's not frustrated by the labor mess, expressing optimism because "guys feel this lockout is going to be done soon.""
President in huddle with Revis
April 28
New York Post
 
"When the call came about a week ago, it humbled Darrelle Revis as much as it excited him. It was an invitation from President Obama to join him for dinner at an affair at the Waldorf Astoria hotel last night. When Revis spoke with Obama last night, he said he was truly blown away because the first thing the president wanted to know about was Revis Island."
Revis lobbies Ochocinco for Jets
February 8
New York Post
 
"Darrelle Revis doesn't want to cover Chad Ochocinco anymore. "I want Chad to come here and play for us, to be a Jet," Revis told New York Metro leading up to the Super Bowl. "I've been in his ear a lot about it this week. ... I think he could do well here. I've been telling him to come here." The Jets could be in the market for wide receivers, with Santonio Holmes, Braylon Edwards and Brad Smith heading toward free agency in an uncertain NFL labor climate. Ochocinco is currently with the Bengals but reportedly looking for a way out of Cincinnati. He reportedly thought about returning to his former surname Johnson but changed his mind back. Revis and Johnson often correspond on Twitter, and"
Revis lobbies Ochocinco to become a Jet
February 7
ESPN.com
 
"Chad Ochocinco has vacillated between reverting his last name to Johnson or keeping his current moniker. I'm not sure if cornerback Darrelle Revis cares what name Ochocinco goes by, but Revis would prefer it on the back of a New York Jets jersey. "I want Chad to come here and play for us, to be a Jet," Revis told New York Metro reporter Kristian Dyer in the days leading up to the Super Bowl. "I've been in his ear a lot about it this week. ... I think he could do well here. I've been telling him to come here." There might not be enough microphones or footballs to go around. The Jets already are considered a media paradise with colorful personalities such as head coach Rex Ryan, linebacker"
Revis wants Jets to bring back Cromartie: report
February 4
New York Post
 
"This offseason, Darrelle Revis is worried about getting another Jets cornerback a contract with the team. Revis told NJ.com he would like to see free agent Antonio Cromartie return. "I hope (GM) Mike Tannenbaum and (coach) Rex (Ryan) pull for the guy to keep him here," Revis said from a Motorola Super Bowl event in Dallas, according to the website. "He played a big role in our defense and he helped out a lot, made a lot of plays." Cromartie will be one of many free agents in limbo once the NFL's labor agreement expires March 4. The Jets acquired him last offseason from the Chargers for a third-round pick. The controversial corner had three interceptions with the Jets and his kickoff return"