Derrelle Revis was picked up by the New York Jets in 2007 NFL Draft.
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Derrelle Revis is regarded by many as one of the modern greats and one of the best football cornerback ever to play in the National Football League (NFL) and is currently retired. He was born on 14 July,1985 in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania. He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers Football team and he earned the first-team freshman All-America honors his 2004 freshman campaign. In 2006, in the Backyard Brawl game with rival West Virginia, Derrelle made a 73-yard punt return, while breaking several tackles, and finally scoring a touchdown late in the second quarter. The key block to spring him, by Pitt wide receiver Derek Kinder, took out two Mountaineers. The play was nominated for “Best Play” award at the 2007 ESPY Awards and was voted the best College Football Play of the Year. He wore the #24 jersey for all the teams he played for.
He was awarded the First-team Freshman All-American award and also the Second-team Freshman All-American award in 2004. He started his NFL career with the New York Jets and also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New England Patriots and the Kansas City. He also received the First-team All-Big East award in 2005 and 2006 and also received Third-team Freshman All-American award in 2006. He was awarded the ESPN College Football Play of the Year award in 2006.
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Derrelle Revis was picked up by the New York Jets in 2007 NFL Draft. In his first game against the New England Patriots, he picked up 7 tackles and held Wes Welker to 6 catches for 61 yards in the 38–14 loss. He recorded the first interception of his career against the Buffalo Bills on Week 8. He was absolutely buzzing with confidence and showed great character throughout the whole season, as he made himself a Jets’ regular starter and one of their best defensive players. Having started in all 16 games, he ended his rookie season with 87 total tackles, one sack, one forced fumble and 3 interceptions. He was only beaten for touchdowns three times in his first season by Braylon Edwards, Lee Evans and Terrell Owens.
| Games | 223 |
| Passes Intercepted | 29 |
| Yards Intercepted | 466 |
| Force Fumbles | 18 |
| Passes Defended | 139 |
Derrelle Revis has a total net worth of about $70 million in 2022. He has been in the National Football League for about 14 years and decided to hang up his boots in 2020. He last played for the Kansas City and played for Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New England Patriots and New York Jets in the past. During his NFL career, Darrelle earned around $125 million in salary alone. After signing with the Jets back in 2007, he signed a $36-million contract. In 2010, he reached an agreement with the Jets that gave him a four-year contract worth $32-million. After signing with the Buccaneers, he signed one of the most high-paid contracts in the NFL at that time worth $96-million. This made him the highest-paid defensive back in NFL history. After returning to the Jets in 2015, he signed a five-year contract worth $39-million.
Derrelle Revis has signed some endorsements deals which earns him around $7.1 million with:
Derrelle Revis is a legend of the sport but he is very private about his personal life. In 2022, he isn’t dating anyone and is currently single and the fans around the world have been wondering the reason for him to be single and not be married despite turning 36 the previous year. Although he has never been spotted outside together with anyone and we can’t see him getting attached to anyone anytime soon. Revis was in a relationship with Olivia Longott in 2009.
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