{"id":14314,"date":"2017-03-01T12:55:37","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T17:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/?p=14314"},"modified":"2017-03-01T12:55:37","modified_gmt":"2017-03-01T17:55:37","slug":"darrelle-revis-released-by-new-york-jets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2017\/03\/01\/darrelle-revis-released-by-new-york-jets\/","title":{"rendered":"Darrelle Revis Released by New York Jets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The NY Jets made a big decision to release their veteran cornerback Darrelle Revis on Tuesday. The buzz is whether this was a cap casualty or a strategy by New York&#8217;s front office to sidestep the inevitable poor press. The team left the question open.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We have informed CB Darrelle Revis of his impending release.<\/p>\n<p>DETAILS \u2192 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bdq6jDclmQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/bdq6jDclmQ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HB9I5BJB1B\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/HB9I5BJB1B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York Jets (@nyjets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nyjets\/status\/836743445305765889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 1, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Darrelle Revis Released by New York Jets<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The decision to release Revis is not entirely unexpected. Recent speculation regarding the cornerback&#8217;s departure from the New York Jets was that\u00a0he would be let go. His production has declined in 2016 and recent seasons and recent legal troubles were likely a kicker for the team. Although the team announced that his run-ins with the law had no bearing on their decision, the question still hangs over the NFL community.<\/p>\n<p>The league has seen more than its share of black eyes in recent seasons. Revis&#8217; recent headlines are right in line. Letting him go hits the Jets&#8217; salary cap for $6 Million, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spotrac.com\/nfl\/new-york-jets\/darrelle-revis-4275\/cash-earnings\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according to SpoTrac.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With the Jets estimated to have around $18 Million in cap space, this may hurt. But how much of the decision was salary-based? The hit eats up about a third of their available money. But even with the slow decline of Darrelle Revis&#8217; play, it&#8217;s unlikely that the Jets can find a suitable replacement in draft or free agency. Widely considered to be one of the best to ever don the Green and White, his legacy will be long. And Jets&#8217; fans are going to be troubled by the hole in their already-struggling secondary.<\/p>\n<p>The free agency options this off-season may give the Jets a bite at another, more highly-prized apple. But NY executives will have to go back to the table to carve out some money for a suitable replacement. However, they may not find another like Darrelle Revis no matter where they look.<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/630169726\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.666667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/630169726?et=Y6QBS1S0SJtR6GGS3qG8eA&amp;viewMoreLink=on&amp;sig=dMJjgIjKFsphfc7iBU3OXmbmFXLTvZLV01kleEnbwdg=&amp;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Darrelle Revis released by New York Jets. 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