Darrelle Revis is apparently doing his best to make Jets fans forget him sooner rather than later.

In a confrontational call with the media where Revis sounded testy and bitter, the former Jets cornerback who was traded to the Buccaneers on Sunday afternoon sounded off about the deal that sent him to Tampa Bay. Revis, a former first-round pick of the Jets who had played the entirety of his six-year career with the team, netted the Jets the No. 13 pick in this year’s draft and a conditional pick in 2014.

Revis said on Monday in a conference call he met new Jets general manager John Idzik last week for the first time and that he left with the sense he wasn’t going to be traded.

“I felt that type of vibe that they weren’t truthful,” Revis said. “But I don’t feel anything – it’s over. It happened. I need to move on. This is a new chapter in my life and that’s that.”

In 2010, following a bitter holdout, Revis signed a contract extension which he could opt out of after this season. Given their salary cap constraints, in all likelihood the Jets wouldn’t be able to re-sign their star player. As such, Idzik and the Jets sought to recoup some value.

The Buccaneers, with issues in their secondary and the kind of cap space to sign Revis to a long-term deal, became the most sensible trade partners for the Jets. They were also willing to part with their first-round pick to secure the game’s most dominant cornerback, despite some question marks. Revis is coming of a year where he played just two games due to a season-ending knee injury in Week 3 and is still in the process of rehabbing.

In late January after the trade rumors gained momentum, Revis presumed on Twitter that Jets fans were al shook up about the talk of his departure and voiced his sympathy for their assumed plight. Revis tweeted, “I’m speechless by far but more importantly I feel more upset for the jet nation for having to go through this!!!”

Fast forward to Monday afternoon and Revis couldn’t bring himself to muster a diplomatic answer as to why he was traded.

“Why do I think the Jets traded me? I don’t know, maybe you need to ask John Idzik that,” Revis said. “I have no idea. I think that’s a question for John Idzik. I don’t have that kind of control to say if I stay or go as a player. I think that’s a question for John Idzik.”

He also snidely answered why Jets owner Woody Johnson, who has a penchant for collecting big names and offering even bigger contracts, would want to let the best defensive player in franchise history be dealt.

“Am I a Jet anymore?” Revis said. “Well then that should answer all the questions.”

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The Jets’ best player since Joe Namath won’t retire with the team as the Jets announced they had traded Darrelle Revis to the Buccaneers. The move, according to one team source “was a necessary evil.”

Considered the game’s premier cornerback, nicknamed “Revis Island” for the way he often marooned opposing wide receivers with his tight coverage, Revis was sent to Tampa Bay in a deal that netted the Jets the No. 13 pick in this week’s draft along with a conditional pick next year. Revis is coming off a season where he played just two games after a season-ending knee injury in Miami on Week 3.

Speaking on the condition of anonymity, a team source familiar with the trade said the Jets and general manager John Idzik had to make the move.

“You’re in this situation here where you are tight against the cap and you can’t do anything else. You don’t know if Revis will be here next year when he can opt out,” the source said. “So all of a sudden, you have the best player on the team prepared to walk to the highest suitor next year. You let that happen and your fan base may never forgive you. At least something was gotten out of this deal.”

When Idzik was officially introduced to the media in January, the preponderance of questions during his press conference focused on the future of Revis with the team. On Sunday night in a conference call with the New York media, Idzik said he didn’t want to trade away the Jets best player but that the deal made the Jets a better team.

“Darrelle had a desire to remain a Jet for his career and I can share with you that we genuinely wanted to follow through with that desire, we shared that desire,” Idzik said on the call. “However, it’s not that simple as player wanting club and club wanting player. When it comes down to something of this magnitude, there are many factors involved.”

Complicating the Jets’ desire to keep Revis long term was the chance he would become a flight risk. Idzik went so far as to say a long-term deal would have been incredibly difficult to achieve after this season, given the difference in what the player wanted to be paid and what the team could pay.

“It became quite evident to us that there was a substantial difference between Darrelle’s view of his value and ours,” Idzik said. “We felt that there would have to be a significant change on either side in order to create a path towards an agreeable deal for the long-term. You really to weigh that into the situation too.”

After this season, Revis was able to opt out of his contract with the Jets and become a free agent, leaving a team that was tight against the salary cap to look toward the future and deal their best player. According to reports, Revis signed a six-year contract with Tampa Bay worth $96 million.

A first-round pick of the Jets in 2007, Revis spent his entire career with the team until Sunday’s trade. He was an All-Big East selection in college at Pittsburgh where he was on the opposite sideline of former Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano, now the head coach in Tampa Bay. The Buccaneers were the only team willing to come to the table and pay the Jets’ price of a first rounder this year.

“You have a player coming off a knee injury who wants to get paid next year and I think that despite how good Revis is, people are still scared off by that contract given to [Nnamdi] Asomugha by the Eagles a couple years ago and you see why many teams would be scared off by giving a cornerback that kind of big money,” the source said. “So it wasn’t like teams were lining up to pay the Jets price of a first-round pick this year. At the end of the day, Tampa Bay emerged as the team who wanted him and needed him. They needed an elite cornerback to take that next step in that division. They had the cap space to make it happen and the willingness to part with this year’s pick. Anything on top of that for this organization? Pure cheese and gravy as far as the Jets are concerned.”

In an ironic twist of scheduling, the Jets will host the Buccaneers in their season-opener at MetLife Stadium.

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The Jets didn’t want to do it, but Darrelle Revis had to be traded.

He is — or, rather, was — a once-in-a-generation Jet, the kind of player grandfathers will one day tell their grandchildren they saw play in person. But in the NFL today, players like Revis don’t retire with the teams that drafted them. The brutal reality of Sunday’s trade is that the Jets made the right decision in dealing Revis. They had no other choice.

The deal to send Revis to Tampa Bay wasn’t made with this year in mind, but with the future squarely in focus. After this season, Revis was likely to opt out of the contract extension he signed in 2010, a deal that came to be after a prolonged holdout caused him to miss all of training camp and the entirety of preseason. It was the second holdout of his career and every indication points to Revis wanting more money and more years after this point.

The six years and $96 million the Bucs gave him was money the Jets couldn’t commit to, given their salary-cap restrictions.

This is, after all, a team still doing its best to clean up from the past few years when big names were signed to even bigger contracts. The team was geared toward the few at the top of the salary pecking order, with names like D’Brickashaw Ferguson, Nick Mangold, David Harris, Santonio Holmes, Antonio Cromartie and Mark Sanchez taking up the vast bulk of the salary cap. Those salary hits tipped the scales to a top-heavy team that lacked depth and young talent, both traits especially noticeable last year during their struggles to achieve a 6-10 record. Signing Revis to a long-term deal would only complicate the rebuilding process more, something new general manager John Idzik clearly grasped as soon as he was hired to begin cleaning up.

The Jets and their fans in particular are currently paying the price for the “buy-now” mentality that marked their franchise in 2009 and again in 2010 when they made consecutive AFC Championship Game appearances. The Jets loaded up on players entering their prime, trading away draft picks and forging away the future. Now the core of that team is still in New York but the complements around them are gone, with the Jets unwilling or unable to sign that personnel because of their other contract commitments.

Getting something in exchange for Revis, a player likely gone after this season, is a painful first step in righting that failed mentality.

The idea of trading away Revis is a tough one, especially for Jets fans, who deserve the right to see the star player retire as a Jet and take his place in the Ring of Honor. It was the only way, however, to ensure their team wins again sooner rather than later.

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(UPDATE) Sunday, 5 p.m. —

ESPN is now reporting the deal is official and Darrelle Revis has been traded to the Buccaneers.

The cornerback has reportedly signed a six-year, $96 million deal with Tampa Bay, putting him just behind defensive end Mario Williams and his $100 million deal in Buffalo.

The Jets receive the No. 13 pick in this year’s draft as well as a conditional fourth-round pick in 2014. The latter pick will likely become a third-round pick, as Revis just has to be on the Tampa roster three days into next season in order for it to vest.

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The Jets’ extended negotiations with the Buccaneers over All-Pro cornerback Darrelle Revis appear to be nearing a conclusion.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter was first to report Revis was in Tampa undergoing a physical, which means the trade particulars had been agreed upon. The Bucs would surrender their top overall pick, No. 13, as well as a package of picks from later rounds.

Of course, the physical is no mere formality in the case of Revis. The corner tore his ACL in Week 3 last season against Miami and is still rehabbing. According to general manager John Idzik, who spoke last week, the rehab process is going well and they didn’t expect any complications.

Idzik was very cryptic about answering questions of whether the team would trade the defensive star, but it had been reported all offseason the team was searching for suitors. Tampa seemed to be the team with the most interest for months. The Jets wanted to get a deal done before this Thursday’s NFL Draft.

Revis is a free agent after this season and the team did not appear interested in signing him to a long-term contract. He was reportedly looking for a deal in the neighborhood of $100 million — similar to the one signed by Buffalo defensive end Mario Williams last offseason.

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Darrelle Revis’ future in a Jets uniform remains as muddled as ever.

Refusing to acknowledge the trade rumors swirling about his star cornerback, Jets general manager John Idzik spoke to the media on Wednesday afternoon and would not delve into specifics about Revis. Only once during the press conference did Idzik mention Revis by name and only in reference to the rehabilitation of his knee injury.

Idzik would neither acknowledge the trade rumors nor signal that Revis will be a Jet this upcoming season.

“I don’t like looking too far ahead; I really don’t. I know everyone is anxious to know. We’d love to know who the 53 [players on the roster] are. We’d love to know who we’re going to draft in another couple weeks,” Idzik said. “We prepare for different things that could happen and we let them play out. I don’t get into speculation or percentages or what [is] your gut feel.”

Coming off a season-ending knee injury suffered in the Week 3 win in Miami, Revis continues to recover and is ahead of schedule. Reports this week said that Revis is able to run with no restrictions.

Much like the trade talk, Idzik wouldn’t provide specifics about the rehabilitation of his star player.

“Most of that stuff is going to stay internal but we’re pleased with everything that has happened so far,” Idzik said.

The Jets insisted Revis appear this Monday for the start of organized team activities (OTAs) to get a look at his knee up close. It was reported that Revis wanted to stay in Arizona and continue his recovery there.

“We’ll maintain that whatever is best for Darrelle and rehab, the Jets will wholeheartedly support. And that’s true with any player going through rehabilitation. We want to be involved in that obviously and we work with all the medical staffs involved in that. Certainly whenever a player comes into your building and you get to see him and firsthand get involved in the rehabilitation. That’s always a plus from our standpoint,” Idzik said.

“There’s a lot of factors that go into rehab schedules and who is doing what where. We take that into account. But in the end, we want what is best for the player.”

A four-time Pro-Bowl selection, Revis is arguably the best defensive player in the league when healthy. After this season, Revis can opt out of the contract extension he signed in 2010, which now leads the Jets to explore options to recoup some value on their franchise player.

Speaking about his philosophy on building a team, Idzik signaled that no player is off the table if it can help the team.

“A trade is certainly a viable option. We will definitely look at any trade possibilities and see if it benefits the Jets,” Idzik said. “We will explore all avenues to better our roster [and] to increase the competition on our roster that will make us better. We will hold firm to any type of transaction that can help us out.”

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Rumors and reports this weekend that had Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez at the center of trade talks with the Buccaneers have no validity, says a league source speaking to Metro New York. The source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he cannot comment on player personnel decisions, said “Mark is currently not on the trading block.”

The talk that Sanchez might be unloaded from the Jets roster in a deal involving Darrelle Revis was called “laughable” by the source.

“The Jets are not trying to package Mark and Darrelle in some sort of a package deal. If they talked about it, sure, that comes up. But it was nothing serious. Call that due diligence if you will,” the source said. “The idea that the Buccaneers would take on Sanchez’s contract for just one year to bring on Darrelle? That’s laughable. The Jets don’t hold that much leverage to force that, especially not with the knee injury Revis had last year. Sanchez is not on Tampa Bay’s plans.”

In his fourth year in the league last year, Sanchez threw for just 2,883 yards and had more interceptions (18) than touchdowns (13). Last offseason, the Jets signed him to a five-year contract extension.

Tampa Bay has emerged as the team in the lead to land Revis, especially since recent reports claim they are willing to part with the No. 13 pick in a package deal to acquire the NFL’s top lockdown cornerback. The Buccaneers are thin in the secondary, especially since they traded Aqib Talib to the Patriots last season and netted a fourth-round pick in return.

Revis can opt out of his contract after this season and new Jets general manager John Idzik has shown a willingness to cut ties with the team’s established players, including cutting veterans such as linebackers Calvin Pace and Bart Scott, as well as safety Eric Smith. In addition, the Jets notably chose not to resign starting tight end Dustin Keller or running back Shonn Greene, refusing to overpay for minimal returns.

“Tampa has the picks and the need to bring in Revis. He makes them automatic contenders,” the source said. “You combine those factors and you have a team willing to pay the price. It is the ideal trading partner for the Jets right now. And the Jets finally get it that Revis is a flight risk after this year. Better to rebuild now with a flurry of picks and free up that cap space down the road. Tampa has a high enough first round pick to warrant trading Revis.”

But the Jets seem to be doing more than just looking to get rid of players.

Recent reports from ESPN New York have linked Saints running Chris Ivory as a possible trade target of the Jets. An unrestricted free agent, Ivory could be a possible target of the Jets in a sign-and-trade. Though he enters his fourth year in the league without a complete NFL season on his resume, Ivory could be an ideal power running back since the Jets opted not to pursue re-signing Greene.

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According to men who have been in a similar position to Jets general manager John Idzik, trading away star cornerback Darrelle Revis would involve a fundamental shift for the franchise and signal the start of a rebuilding era. But, they say, it might be the right thing to do.

Over the past six weeks, reports have filtered in every few days linking Revis to any number of NFL teams, all citing the Jets’ interest in trading away the game’s top cornerback. Revis, who has an opt-out clause after this season, is set to become an unrestricted free agent in 2014 and the Jets might not be able to-resign him due to salary cap constraints. In short, the Jets might need to maximize this asset now.

Phil Savage was the general manager of the Cleveland Browns from 2005-08 and he understands the dynamics in play now for Idzik. If the Jets trade Revis, they’re going from a win-now mentality to rebuilding their roster without its star.

“Well, how much bang for your buck are you getting for the first rounder and the other picks? When you’re talking about these kind of trades and use words like rebuilding — when in reality, Rex Ryan, the coach, is in a situation where he needs to win this year,” Savage told Metro. “That’s an internal situation that they need to decide is if Darrelle Revis is part of their winning today and can he be a part of winning tomorrow? Are they willing to sacrifice a really good player to begin another chapter?”

Therein lies the rub for Jets fans, as Revis was drafted by the team in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft and has spent his entire career with the team. While fans might want to see him retire as a Jet, that might be impossible given the long-term contracts already doled out to D’Brickashaw Ferguson, Nick Mangold, Santonio Holmes and David Harris, among others.

Revis might just be a casualty of a numbers crunch.

It might just come down to the Jets wanting to recoup some value for Revis rather than letting him walk for nothing next year. One AFC executive told Metro the internet banter about the Jets getting multiple first-round picks this year and next year “is a complete pipe dream with no basis in reality.” The executive spoke on the condition of anonymity because he isn’t allowed to comment publicly on personnel moves for other teams.

It is a point Savage concurred with, especially given the season-ending knee injury Revis suffered last year in Week 3.

“I think in this scenario that you think you’re going to get two No. 1 [picks] is probably unreasonable because of the injury and the fact that he did miss most of last year. But to think you’re going to get a first rounder — depending on where it is — are you going to get Kansas City’s first pick in the draft? I seriously would doubt that,” Savage said. “Maybe the No. 14 pick or the No. 24 plus something next year that might elevate from the third round to the second or a second rounder that would increase in value some way, that’s probably where I think this will fall.”

The Jets might not be moving in on a trade anytime soon. The AFC executive painted a picture of a Jets team cautiously doing its homework under Idzik and not signaling a rush to make a move. Savage cautioned that draft picks aren’t necessarily a sure thing, saying, “To me, a bird in hand is worth more than two in the bush. Darrelle Revis is a proven, top-flite, proven corner. They just don’t grow on trees.”

They may be left with no alternatives, however, and seem to be exploring their options. The AFC executive squashed a recent report that said three teams have emerged as favorites for Revis. According to the chatter he’s hearing, that isn’t the case and the Jets aren’t that far along in the process.

“I think it is fair to characterize the Jets right now are doing their due diligence, just like any other team would in that situation,” the executive said. “But to say that a deal is quickly forthcoming, from everything I’ve seen, is not accurate. But given the way Revis has handled contract situations in the past, it is likely that the Jets are being prudent in exploring their options. ”

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Former Colts general manager Bill Polian is among those perplexed by how the Darrelle Revis situation will pan out.

Recent reports have linked Revis as trade bait for the Jets, especially since he is able to opt out of his contract after this season and could become a free agent. Revis has had lengthy holdouts twice in his career to resolve contract disputes and the Jets, who are tight against the salary cap and could use more draft picks to restock a team lacking in depth and talent, might be tempted to deal their best player.

In a conference call with the media, the now-ESPN analyst sees issues with the Jets lining up a deal for Revis. The major stumbling block being his recovery from a season-ending knee injury in Week 3 — something that might scare away suitors, or at the very least bring down his value.

“Well, I can’t predict either one. I can tell you that as of now … all general managers deal with facts and not sound bites or noise. The fact is he’s an injured player who has not proven yet that he is what he was before he got hurt. So that’s point A,” Polian said on the call. “Point B is that he is entering the season prior to his free agency and he cannot be tagged so he either reaches a long-term agreement with the club, or he becomes a free agent. Those are the facts. How you balance them is the difficult part.”

On Monday, in a conference call with Jets season ticket holders, general manager John Idzik didn’t exactly give a ringing endorsement to a future for Revis on the Jets. While he said that “we’re very, very happy to have him as a New York Jet,” Idzik wouldn’t commit to a long-term future between the franchise and a player considered the best cornerback in the league.

Polian sees the health issue of Revis creating a quagmire when deciding to sign or trade the player.

“How can you negotiate when you don’t know what the player is likely to be? You can surmise, but you don’t know until he gets on the field. To me, that’s a very important issue. I presume that if they have an intention to keep him at some point they’ll enter into the negotiations. But the timing of that depends entirely on what they find out vis a vis the medical,” Polian said.

“And, again, as I stated just a minute ago, that’s something that none of us in the media business know. The club is the repository of that information. That is what is going to drive the decision. I can’t predict what’s going to happen, but I can tell you what’s going to drive the decision, and that’s the medical.”

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Just about the only ones not talking about the Jets pursuing trade options with cornerback Darrelle Revis are the Jets themselves.

On Monday afternoon, in a conference call with season ticket holders, general manager John Idzik and head coach Rex Ryan downplayed any talk of Revis being traded. While neither Idzik nor Ryan would come out and say Revis is on the trading block, neither one quashed the rumors dead.

Ryan came the closest when defending his statements several weeks ago when he said he wasn’t aware of the organization wanting to trade Revis.

“I would stand firm saying there was no truth to that,” Ryan said on the call. “I made the comments I made because that’s what I believe to be the truth.”

The media was allowed to listen to the call but the only ones allowed to ask questions were season ticket holders.

Idzik went so far as to praise Revis, considered the Jets’ best player and one of the best defensive players in the league over the past four seasons. He also said Revis’s rehabilitation from a Week 3 knee injury remains ahead of schedule.

Given the Jets’ tight salary cap constraints and since their defense still finished with the No. 2 pass defense in the league, it makes sense Idzik would at least be open to offers for his best player.

“Suffice it to say, Darrelle Revis is a New York Jet and we’re very, very happy to have him as a New York Jet,” Idzik said. “Our focus is purely on getting him better. He sustained a pretty significant injury and he’s been busting his tail on his rehab. We’re monitoring that closely, and by his doctors’ account he’s doing very well. He’s ahead of schedule.”

In addition, the status of Tim Tebow is still very much up in the air. Reports have indicated that the Jets are looking to trade the underutilized Tebow before they would consider releasing him outright. Idzik didn’t commit to much of a future for Tebow with the Jets, but didn’t shove No. 15 out the door either.

“Tim, as you know, is currently on our roster. What we’re doing is we’re trying to increase competition at that position and at positions across the board,” Idzik said. “We’re going to let the competition play out, we’re going to see who we’re able to bring on board and I think that’ll be healthy for all concerned, including Tim.”

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Rumors of a Darrelle Revis trade are overstated, says Jets general manager John Idzik, who spoke to the media on Thursday for the second time since taking over the job in January.

Talking from the podium in Indianapolis on Thursday afternoon at the NFL Combine, Idzik downplayed rumors of a possible trade of Revis, who is arguably the best player on the Jets and one of the best defensive players  in the league. He voiced support for a future in New York for “Revis Island.”

“Darrelle Revis is obviously a great football player; he’s a great New York Jet. He’s a tremendous asset to our football team and our organization,” Idzik told reporters. “With respect to clarity, I don’t think anything’s changed. We always wanted Darrelle as part of our team. That hasn’t changed.”

But assets have value on the open market, leading to speculation and reports that a Jets team relatively tight against the salary cap and needing an infusion of youth could deal Revis for draft picks.

Last season, Revis played just two games after he suffered a season-ending knee injury in an overtime win at Miami. He is continuing to rehab and likely will be ready for the regular season.

Shrewdly, Idzik did not guarantee Revis would be a Jet in 2013, but he sounded far more open to the idea than recent reports have indicated. Of course, this might all be posturing in an effort to raise the value of Revis for a possible trade.

“With respect to Darrelle, we’ve always wanted him as a part of the New York Jets,” Idzik told the media. “Our focus with Darrelle is to aid him in his rehab.”

Undercutting that stance was Jets head coach Rex Ryan, who didn’t sound like someone who wanted to lend credence to any possible trade talks. Ryan spoke to the media in Indianapolis after Idzik’s time at the podium and he wiped away the trade talk.

“It’s not accurate. I told him that. There is no validity to that trade,” Ryan said. “I don’t know where things like that get drummed up.”

Gang Green notes …

» The Jets’ new motto, according to Idzik, is “competition, through and through.”

» On the future of Mark Sanchez with the team, Idzik touched upon the competition theme, something he cited frequently when he was introduced as general manager last month. Idzik said that with increased competition, Sanchez will perform better. Drafted by the Jets in 2009, Sanchez has been the Jets starting quarterback since Week 1 of his rookie season and he has never had a backup who could challenge him. He was benched late this past season, but regained his starting job following an injury to Greg McElroy.

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In an online version of handbags at 10 paces, Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis and Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman had a Twitter war on Wednesday afternoon, with both players claiming to take umbrage and dishing out insults. No one emerged looking like a victor. But Sherman didn’t back away from his words one day later when he appeared Thursday morning on the NFL Network’s “NFL AM” show.

Revis took exception to Sherman recently leaving his name off a list of top cornerbacks, as the general consensus is that Revis is the top cornerback in the league and perhaps the most dominant defensive player in the game. This exclusion by Sherman led Revis to tweet on Wednesday, “I never seen a man before run his mouth so much like girl. This dude just steady putting my name in his mouth to get notoriety @rsherman_25.”

In actual words, and not tweets, Sherman defended his Twitter spat.

“He came off disrespectful, so words need to be said. Apparently, he is going to disrespect my game,” Sherman told “NFL AM.” “I don’t know what he has done — stats wise — to earn the right to talk down to people. He has never had more than six [interceptions] in a season so let’s quiet down.”

The numbers don’t tell the full story because quarterbacks rarely throw in Revis’s direction due to his shutdown ability. That hasn’t stopped him from being named to the Pro Bowl four times and being selected as an All-Pro three times. In addition, Revis was named the AFC Defensive Player of the Year in 2009.

Sherman, however, showed no respect for the man nicknamed “Revis Island” due to the way he maroons wide receivers. Then again, Revis showed little respect on Twitter for Sherman, who looks to be an emerging star in Seattle.

“Because I am not going to let no dude talk like a little girl and just walk freely. I am going to quiet him down the best way I know how,” Sherman said. “It is about respect. You are not going to let a guy run his mouth, I am not that kind of person [to] let a guy say bold statements and let them ride. It is not who I am and who I am not going to be.”

Last season, Sherman was named an All-Pro and an alternate to the Pro Bowl.

On Twitter and on “NFL AM,” Sherman cited what he said were his superior stats over Revis. He also had no qualms about putting the feud out there for the whole world to see in 140 characters or less.

“That is where he put it. Wherever the forum was that he was going to play this little game, I was going to step into it,” Sherman said. “The play on the field does speak for itself but when there is a situation that is conflict then the forum is going to be what it is. It just happened to be Twitter this time.”

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For a team that seems to talk constantly, they apparently haven’t given Darrelle Revis the answers he wants.

The star cornerback conducted an interview with NFL Network Monday night in which he said he was frustrated with the lack of answers he’s received from the team in the wake of trade rumors.

“I know it’s a business; just call me, don’t have it lingering out there,” Revis told the network. “I need answers and I’m not getting any. Just the fact that that was put out there instead of contacting your best player on the team. If that’s how you want to do business, then that’s fine.”

Revis is still rehabbing from a torn ACL suffered in Week 3 against the Dolphins. He is expected to be ready for training camp in the fall. NFL Network is documenting Revis’s return from injury for a TV special.

The team hasn’t expressly said they are interested in trading the former All-Pro, but rumors have floated since the season ended with a disappointing 6-10 record. Revis has just one year remaining on his contract at a base salary of $13.77 million. The team is stuck in the position of debating whether they want to extend a player coming off a major injury or trade him in order to rebuild a floundering franchise.

“If I do get traded I’m not going to sit here and pout and cry,” Revis said in the interview. “But I’ve told them numerous times that I want to be here, so it’s up to them and management what they want to do.”

New general manager John Idzik wouldn’t answer the question of whether the team would explore trading Revis at his introductory press conference, saying it was too soon for such speculation. Idzik has reportedly contacted Revis since the interview was recorded Monday morning.

The Jets are already dealing with salary cap issues. As previously reported by Metro, they will release veterans Bart Scott and Calvin Pace in order to free up some money. They will likely have to release more players as well. Revis is reportedly looking for a contract in the neighborhood of defensive end Mario Williams’s six-year, $96 million deal the Bills gave him last offseason. That contract was the richest ever given to a defensive player.

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