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I really have nothing against Revis and am extremely thankful to him for last season. I guess his comments during Deflategate did not necessarily ingratiate him to the board. But I never was too upset by what he said. Still not. But yeah, he has looked beatable this season. He has struggled with some of the young'uns in particular. Hey, he's getting up there in age and tread. Law had a few decent seasons in his twilight, but he had gained weight and had become somewhat a shell of himself by Kansas City, as well as the Broncos and Jets (again). It happens. He's still more than probably the best CB we've seen since Deion (with respect to Ty Law, Charles Woodson, Champ Bailey) and a sure first ballot HOFer. And he will go down as one of the more shrewd, and appropriately rich, athletes to ever play football. Think about that. As much as it might frustrate some, the man played his hand about as well as any athlete I've ever seen, especially in football with these contracts that can be voided at any time. I got nothing against dude.
IMHO PB12 it should be Revis who is thankful for the opportunity that the Pats gave him last season, not the other way around. As well as he played it was this team that got him the SB ring and he was only a part of that. Too bad he couldn't join the team for the ring unveiling party though. I wonder what was at play there.
As for how he played his cards with his contracts, you are correct in the later part of his career. But his first contract with the Jets was a front loaded deal that he abandoned once he got his millions up front. I cannot respect any man who does that. That isn't shrewd, it's dishonest.