Cornerback Darrelle Revis suddenly has an NFL job.
Revis, who has not played since leaving the Jets as a free agent after 2016, has signed with the Kansas City Chiefs, the team announced Wednesday.
We have signed free agent cornerback Darrelle Revis.
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— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) November 22, 2017
This comes out of nowhere. It had been months since we’d heard about anything surrounding Revis, who still wanted to play but wasn’t drawing significant interest. The fact that he had a very poor 2016 with the Jets did not help.
Schefter added that the Chiefs have apparently been after Revis for a while, but it was his own reluctance that delayed a deal.
Chiefs have been trying to sign Darrelle Revis for much of this season, per source. He wouldn’t take the deal – until now.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 22, 2017
Evidently, Kansas City thinks he can contribute, though it remains to be seen how long he’ll need to get himself into playing shape and accustomed to the scheme, though Kansas City defensive coordinator Bob Sutton worked for the Jets when Revis was there.
