Darrelle Revis is planning to show up for training camp.
A person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press that the Jets’ All-Pro cornerback expects to report with the rest of his teammates next Thursday in Cortland, N.Y., rather than hold out in a contract dispute for the second time in three summers.
Revis said last month during minicamp that he was unsure if he would report for training camp while looking for the Jets to rework the $46 million, four-year deal he signed in 2010. During a youth football clinic in his hometown of Aliquippa, Pa., Revis told the Beaver County Times “I don’t know” if he would be at training camp and added: “That’s up to (general manager) Mike Tannenbaum.”
But Revis has decided to attend camp, according to the person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the decision had not been made public.
The 27-year-old Revis, generally considered to be the best cornerback in the NFL, is due to earn $13.5 million during the next two years after the deal was front-loaded with $32.5 million in the first two years.
‘House’ call for Tebow
Maybe Dr. House can diagnose Tim Tebow’s throwing problems.
The lightning-rod Jets backup quarterback with the hinky throwing motion reportedly spent five days this week under the tutelage of Tom House, a former Braves and Red Sox southpaw turned volunteer coach, in workouts on the campus of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.
Tebow requested the sessions — ironically at the college home of Gang Green first-stringer Mark Sanchez — be closed to the media, according to an ESPN.com report. House told the website yesterday he saw improvement from Tebow during the gamut of workouts.
“I think he’s getting better, but the proof is in the pudding,” House said. “Being out here at USC is different than being with the New York Jets.”
House’s program — which counts Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Alex Smith and Carson Palmer as past participants — combines 3D video analysis of individual motions with traditional drills.
Last week, Tebow took part in Sanchez’s annual West Coast workout in Mission Viejo, Calif.