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Darrelle Revis excited about what he and Marcus Peters can do
Posted by Josh Alper on November 23, 2017
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The Chiefs dropped a Thanksgiving eve bombshell on the NFL with the announcement of a deal with cornerback
Darrelle Revis, who has been out of the NFL since being released by the Jets ahead of the start of the 2017 league year.
Chiefs coach Andy Reid said the team has been in contact with Revis for a while and that last year’s wrist injury was the reason a deal wasn’t done sooner. Reid said Revis is “ready to go now” and “looks great physically” while Revis said
he has some “water weight” he expects to shed easily once he’s on the field.
That wasn’t the case last year, when Revis said he was “way over” his desired weight after having offseason wrist surgery ahead of a disappointing year with the Jets. Revis suggested that erasing that memory was part of “the fuel I have to continue to play this game at a high level” and also said he’s looking forward to sharing the field with cornerback
Marcus Peters.
“He is really awesome — I love the way he plays,” Revis said, via the
Kansas City Star. “He has taken the league by storm. He is a very talented player and I am excited about what we can do.”
Reid didn’t rule out Revis playing this weekend because he knows defensive coordinator Bob Sutton’s system from their time together with the Jets. He said he envisions Revis as a starter when he does get up to full speed and the Chiefs are hopeful that his full speed is close enough to his best days that their defense takes a step forward for the stretch run.
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Darrelle Revis signed two-year deal, could make $10 million in 2018
Posted by Josh Alper on November 23, 2017
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Darrelle Revis has signed with the Chiefs and will be
playing for free for the next six weeks, but there’s a chance for more in the future.
The Jets are paying Revis the $6 million in guaranteed money called for in his contract and there are offsets, so the veteran minimum salary he’ll be making with Kansas City will give the Jets some financial relief while leaving Revis with the same payout. If Revis plays well enough for the Chiefs to want him back next year, the contractual details will look different.
Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Revis signed a two-year deal with Kansas City and
that it calls for Revis to make $10 million in 2018. The Chiefs would have to decide whether to keep him by the start of the next league year as the money would become guaranteed at that point.
Rapoport reports that there are also team-based incentives in this year’s deal. He can make $1.75 million if he plays in the AFC title game and another $1.75 million if the Chiefs win the Super Bowl. Per the report, that money would not be subject to offsets so a deep playoff run would make for a nice bonus after a late start to his season.