Jets CB Darrelle Revis to skip Pro Bowl because of undisclosed injury
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Rich Cimini
ESPN Staff Writer
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- New York Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis has withdrawn from the Pro Bowl because of an injury. Or something.
The news was delivered by the San Diego Chargers, who announced that Jason Verrett -- the first alternate -- will replace the "injured" Revis in the Jan. 31 all-star game. A source confirmed that Revis won't play.
This is interesting because Revis didn't appear on the Week 17 injury report and he played the entire game against the Buffalo Bills. The next day, he made no mention of an injury when discussing his un-Revis-like performance against Sammy Watkins.
The Jets declined to give out any information Thursday night when contacted about Revis' decision to pull out of the Pro Bowl. Revis' agent also was tight-lipped, directing queries to the Jets.
Weird.
Earlier in the day, general manager Mike Maccagnan discussed Revis during his end-of-the-season session with reporters. He was asked if the team is happy with the first-year return on its massive investment -- a five-year, $70 million contract, including $39 million fully guaranteed.
"I think so overall," he said. "Todd (Bowles) mentioned this the other day. I think Darrelle is a very good corner. As Todd said, sometimes you have good games and bad games. It comes with that position, the style of defense we play, too. But I'm very happy to have Darrelle back in the organization, not only for his ability as a player but what he brought to the team. ... I know it was a very aggressive move on our part, but I'm very happy with the results from it."
