Darrelle Revis released by Kansas City Chiefs
By Matt Conner
The short-term experiment is over as veteran cornerback Darrelle Revis has been released by the Kansas City Chiefs.
The Kansas City Chiefs continue to create more cap room this offseason with one move after another, the latest being the release of veteran cornerback Darrelle Revis. The move was somewhat expected and ends Revis’s career in Kansas City after a short six-game stretch to end the regular season and postseason.
Revis joined the Chiefs during the second half of the regular season after the team’s internal options at cornerback failed to hold down the starting cornerback slot opposite Marcus Peters. Phillip Gaines, Terrance Mitchell, Kenneth Acker and Steven Nelson all tried to occupy the role, but it was clear the team needed external help if they were going to stop their midseason slide.
Enter Revis, who at the time, divulged that Brett Veach and the Chiefs had been keeping tabs on him all season long in the hopes of eventually getting him to sign. The initial contract was for the NFL minimum during his first year, but his cap hit jumped much higher in his second season, so a decision was forthcoming before the new league year begins on March 14.
Between the trade of Alex Smith and release of Darrelle Revis, the Chiefs have created $21.5M in cap space. Early offseason bookkeeping.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) February 8, 2018
To absolutely no surprise, the Chiefs released Darrelle Revis today. He would have been guaranteed $8.8m if he were still on the Chiefs roster on March 19. Chiefs waste no time, make the move 5 weeks in advance
— Ben Volin (@BenVolin) February 8, 2018
Revis played in a total of 5 games during the regular season, making only 2 starts after he worked his way into game shape. He had 11 total tackles and 2 passes defended on the year.
It’s unknown if Revis will play again next year or not but he’s clearly not the player he once was. However he is a future Hall of Famer with excellent experience and instincts who can still be an asset for some team if they could get him to buy into the program.
Revis has 29 career interceptions and 140 total passes defended in his NFL career.