On Thursday night, he surrendered an 84-yard touchdown to Olympic sprinter Marquise Goodwin, which caused the chorus of Revis watchers (including our own Dan Hanzus) to emerge from the brush with their binoculars.
Advertisement
He can add another after what he did against Darrelle Revis and the New York Jets.
As is the case with social media, that tweet eventually made its way to Revis, who responded by both patting himself on the back, throwing shade Smith’s way, and also kind of admitting he’s on the decline?
– Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) September 16, 2016
– Peter King (@SI_PeterKing) September 16, 2016
Man, brutal year so far for Jets CB Darrelle Revis.
“Everybody’s-they’re going to be down on Revis because he had a poor game or whatever”, said Ryan.
Green finished with 12 catches for 180 yards in Cincinnati’s 23-22 win. The seven-time Pro Bowl cornerback fired back at Smith Friday.
Bleacher Report’s Jason Cole revealed one tidbit about Revis’ conditioning as a factor in the embarrassing start.
Revis has been recognized as one of the best cornerbacks in the National Football League throughout his career.
The Bengals face the Steelers on Sunday afternoon at Heinz Field and the AFC North rivalry game will feature two of the best wide receivers in the NFL. When he primarily played zone in 2013 with the Buccaneers, Revis didn’t perform at his characteristically high level. But regardless of how he’s playing right now, he’s still the best.
Smith’s came three months ago with the Cavaliers, while Revis’ came during the 2014 season as a member of the New England Patriots.
Advertisement
In the end, Revis did clean things up a bit, sending this follow-up in Smith’s direction. He knows he doesn’t want to give them up and we know we don’t want him to give them up. Taylor threw a long ball, and Goodwin ran in a straight line past Revis.
