Revis shut down his nerves and then the NFL's best wide receivers on his way to the Hall of Fame

FILE - New York Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis walks on the field after an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills in East Rutherford, N.J., Jan. 1, 2017. Revis is in the conversation about greatest cornerbacks in NFL history especially after his 2009 season during which he shut down the likes of Randy Moss, Chad Johnson, Andre Johnson, Steve Smith, Terrell Owens, Reggie Wayne and Roddy White.

FILE - New York Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis walks on the field after an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills in East Rutherford, N.J., Jan. 1, 2017. Revis is in the conversation about greatest cornerbacks in NFL history especially after his 2009 season during which he shut down the likes of Randy Moss, Chad Johnson, Andre Johnson, Steve Smith, Terrell Owens, Reggie Wayne and Roddy White. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)


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Darrelle Revis was a dominant shutdown cornerback during a brilliant 11-year NFL career that included eight seasons over two stints with the New York Jets. So much so, the first-ballot Pro Football Hall of Famer earned the popular "Revis Island" nickname. It was a fitting tribute to how he'd single-handedly make many receivers disappear from opponents' game plans. He is in the conversation about greatest cornerbacks in NFL history especially after his 2009 season during which he shut down the likes of Randy Moss, Chad Johnson, Andre Johnson, Steve Smith, Terrell Owens, Reggie Wayne and Roddy White.

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