Darrelle Revis

  • 4x Pro Bowl selection (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
  • 3x First - team All-Pro selection ( 2009, 2010, 2011)
  • AFC Defensive Player of the Year (2009, 2010)
  • College awards and honors

Darrelle Shavar Revis (born 14 July 1985 in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania) is an American professional American football player at the position of the cornerbacks. He plays for the New England Patriots in the National Football League ( NFL).

College

Revis attended after graduating from the domestic Aliquippa Senior High School, the University of Pittsburgh in the same city. There he played directly in his first year for the football team, the Pittsburgh Panthers. For the team, he played in his first season and started all twelve games in eleven of them. The Panthers have won eight of twelve games and later adopted also in the Fiesta Bowl in part. This was held on January 1, 2005 at Sun Devil Stadium against the Utah Utes and the Panthers were subject to 35:7. After the post-season Revis was selected by the sports magazine The Sporting News Freshman All-American in the First Team.

For the new season coach Walt Harris was surprisingly replaced by Dave Wannstedt. Under the new coach, things went not so good for the Panthers, who could then win only five of eleven games. Revis still showed good performance and it was one of the best defenders in the Big East Conference, which is why it eg to the All- Big East First Team was selected.

The balance of the Panthers improved in the next season is not material and so the post-season was not reached again. Revis but it showed again good performance and has received several honors at the end of the season. In addition, he decided at the end of the season to leave the university and to sign up for the NFL Draft.

Professional career

The first season

In order to get better position in the first round of the NFL Draft in 2007, exchanged the New York Jets on 28 April 2007 its selection rights in the first, second and fifth round with the Carolina Panthers against a higher right to vote in the first round and a sixth - round pick. The Jets selected from the ertauschten pick Darrelle Revis fourteenth. After he was drafted Revis signed in August his contract with the Jets, which was valid for six years.

In his first season he was appointed coach Eric Mangini of directly to the starter at the position of the cornerbacks and was the first rookie of the Jets since Ray Mickens who managed this. When left cornerback, he played a relatively solid season and started finally in 16 games. In this he succeeded three interceptions, he forced a fumble and recorded 87 tackles. However, after 16 days of game the Jets were only third in the AFC East and missed the play-offs.

First elected to the Pro Bowl

For the 2008 season the Jets had the aging Brett Favre committed as a quarterback. With Favre as starting quarterback scored the Jets on offense significantly more points than the previous year and so does Revis succeeded in the fourth week of the season against the Arizona Cardinals after an interception his first touchdown in the NFL. But in the defense it was Revis despite good performance on bad and so missed the Jets this season as third behind the New England Patriots and the Miami Dolphins play-offs.

Revis shall nevertheless found but by his appointment to the Pro Bowl recognition. At the Pro Bowl, he was next to Nnamdi Asomugha and Cortland Finnegan is one of three cornerbacks in the AFC team. During the game, he sat on the bench and then provisionally came on later. On the field, then it succeeded after all, but an interception, which he caught the football with just one hand.

Season 2009: First play-off participation

After three disappointing seasons under Eric Mangini this was released and the Jets Rex Ryan committed as their new coach. Under his leadership, increased both the total power of the jets and the Revis. In the first few games of the season, he managed the two Pro Bowl wide receiver Andre Johnson and Randy Moss at a solid gain of 35 yards to keep. In the fifth week of the season he then ran against the Miami Dolphins, however, a big mistake, so that the opposing wide receiver Ted Ginn after Start of football could cover 53 yards and scored a touchdown. Apart from this error Revis played a good season and was elected to the Pro Bowl. The Jets had the end of the season, the Cincinnati Bengals to defeat to move into the play-offs. This was the Jets who won with 37:0 at the end, Chad Ochocinco, who was covered by Revis, not caught a pass.

Six days later, the Jets met in the play- offs again on the Bengals. This time Ochocinco succeeded against Revis least twice the capture of football, but the extra space it was limited to 28 yards. Revis on the other hand managed an interception and so the Jets won in the end with 24:14 against the Bengals. The next opponent, in the second week of the play-offs, were the San Diego Chargers. In the game against Revis this prevented two passes and he succeeded again an interception, which this time turned the game, so the Jets could win with just under 17:14. Thus, the Jets participation was a success at the AFC Championship game for the first time since the 1998 season, where they met with the Indianapolis Colts. Against the Colts Revis again defended well and had only two receptions for. Nevertheless, the Jets were 30 to too many opposing points, scoring only 17 himself, said they did not achieve a point in the second half.

2010: Re- fail in the AFC Championship Game

Preparation for the season Jets Revis missed as it did in his rookie season again, as he negotiated new contract terms with the Jets. On September 5, he signed then a week before the season starts a new contract for four years.

After a defeat in the first season game against the Baltimore Ravens to Revis injured at the second round game against the New England Patriots, which has been obtained. Therefore, he had to play three days expose before he could play the full distance against the Denver Broncos again. After that, the Jets had a play-free week, so that further Revis was able to recover from his injury. After that, he continued to play in the starting lineup of the Jets and was with this second in the AFC East and AFC Wildcard reached the game. There, the Jets met the Colts and managed to return the favor before, for the defeat of the year and won narrowly 17:16. The covered by Revis Wide receiver the Colts, Reggie Wayne, while only caught a pass. In the following game against the division rival New England Patriots, the Jets won again. However, after they failed again in the AFC Championship Game, as they lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

2013: Change to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

In April 2013 the known Revis was changed to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he received for the 6- year contract estimated 96 million dollars. Furthermore, given the Jets for the 2013 first-round draft pick (# 13) and a fourth- round draft pick by the Buccaneers. The contract was canceled after just one season.

2014: Retrying the New England Patriots

In March 2014 it was announced that he received a one -year contract with the New England Patriots, for an estimated $ 12 million.

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