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Revis returns to Jets with new deal
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This June 14 file photo shows New York Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis leaving the field at the football teams minicamp, in Florham Park, N.J. - photo by AP Photo
NEW YORK (AP) — Revis Island is open for business again — just in time for the New York Jets to start their Super Bowl run.All-Pro cornerback Darrelle Revis and the Jets agreed in principle to a four-year contract Sunday night, reaching a deal a week before the team’s season opener.“It not has only been hard on u guys, but it has for me too,” Revis wrote on his Twitter page early Monday morning. “I just want to tell yall that I’m sorry for this process and I can’t wait to get back on the field.”The Jets wouldn’t disclose financial terms of the deal, but the Daily News reported it was worth $46 million, including $32 million guaranteed.“Barring something unforeseen, we expect Darrelle to be here (Monday),” general manager Mike Tannenbaum said during a conference call early Monday morning.Revis, nicknamed “Revis Island” for his ability to routinely shut down opposing receivers, planned to fly from his home in South Florida to New Jersey on Monday morning. He’s expected to finalize the deal and end his 36-day holdout.“This is an intermediate step to what we hope is an entire career of Darrelle as a Jet,” Tannenbaum said, “for him to retire a Jet, for him to hopefully go to the Hall of Fame one day as a Jet and for him to be in our ring of honor.”The move capped a busy day for the Jets, who earlier Sunday cut veteran fullback Tony Richardson and waived wide receiver David Clowney and running back Chauncey Washington.