Revis broke into the NFL in 2007 with the New York Jets, the team he played for until 2012. After that it was a stop over in Tampa Bay for the 2013 season, a Super Bowl winning year with New England in 2014, tow more years with the Jets in 2015 and 2016 before playing out his final year (three games to be more exact) with Kansas City last year. During his eleven year career, Revis was a seven time Pro Bowler (2008–2011, 2013–2015) and a four time First-team All-Pro (2009–2011, 2014).
Some people can make the argument he will go down as one of the greatest players to ever throw on a Jets uniform. What Broadway Joe did for that team's image from an offensive perspective, Revis did on the defensive side of the football. He made a lot of noise on and off the field but he also had the talent level to be able back up his talking. Revis could go out there week in and week out and shut down the best receiver that the opposition could throw out there. Most of the experts have gone on record to say that during Revis peek in the league, which would span from 2008 through 2011, he was the best defensive player in the league and the greatest cornerback to play this game that wasn't named Deion Sanders. He couldn't be beat during the best years of his career. He heleped take an average Jets team at best and made them a real threat when they went to back to back AFC title games in 2009 and 2010. He had the ability to dominate and control a game like so few could from his position. Anybody who tries to debate that is just fooling themselves.
Once 2012 rolled around, and Revis had to deal with injuries (the biggest one being the ACL injury in his left knee during the 2012 season. He was still a good defensive back after the injury, there's no argument. But you could tell by watching him that he wasn't the same after his injury. He was getting burned a bit more then he had in his dominating years, a sign of both the times and his injury catching up to him. Still, when you take everything into consideration, it seems as if he's got a ticket punched to Canton.
The argument can be made that he had a low interception total, as Revis managed to collect just 29 in his career. Some like to think that having a high interception total is the mark of a great corner. To a degree it does. But what made Revis different is that he was so good at his position that opposing quarterbacks didn't want to throw to him at all, which is a true testament to how great a corner he was during his prime years.
The only thing that I think rubbed people in the game the wrong way was how he handled himself. meaning he rubbed a few people the wrong way. When he started making his comments about his contracts and what he wanted from the Jets or from other teams didn't make that many people happy. At the same time, it usherd in a new wave of brash cornerbacks. I don't really think we'd have somebody the likes of Richard Sherman in this game if it wasn't for Darrelle. He could talk a big game, but he could also back it up. Don't believe me? Ask the Likes of Randy Moss, TO and Dez Bryant from Revis first couple of years in the league. They will all say the same thing in that he was one of the very best to ever play the game.
So thanks for visiting Revis Island! We hope you enjoyed your stay, but the park is now closed for good!
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