All Jets are present and accounted for at the team’s training camp in Cortland, New York. Cornerback Darrelle Revis, who had contemplated a hold-out arrived to the great relief of his head coach and fellow teammates.
“I expected Darrelle to be here,” coach Rex Ryan said.
“I’m always glad to see Revis,” said nose tackle Sione Pouha.
This is just the third training camp for Revis, now entering his sixth season. He held out prior to his rookie year and again in 2010, which he laughingly referenced when he arrived in Cortland for the start of the 2012 camp, “I haven’t been to a lot of training camps in the past,” he said. However, when asked why he chose not to hold out this year, Revis said, “I just want to be here. I want to be around the team.”
Revis said he made his final decision to show up a couple of days ago. He spoke with Ryan on Thursday morning prior to the team’s departure for Cortland. “He’s glad for me to be here,” Revis said.
As for the future, Revis hopes to get a new deal done. Right now, things between his representatives and the team are at a standstill. Revis has two years left on the “bandaid” contract that was signed after his 2010 holdout and wants something that will make him a member of the Jets for the duration of his career. However, he left room for the possibility that when the time comes, if the Jets don’t make the right offer, he would consider testing the free-agent market.
There was never a question that quarterback Tim Tebow would show up and he did, excited to get started. As for all the talk, positive and negative, swirling around him, “I’m not concerned about what other people are saying and what other people have said.”
Ryan reiterated that Mark Sanchez is “clearly” the starter. However, he acknowledged that, “We’ve got to protect him better than we did last year.”
“We have a clear-cut starting quarterback,” Ryan said. “We also have a good football player in Tim Tebow.”
Sanchez appears unfazed by the attention and questions generated by Tebow’s presence. “He can help any team,” Sanchez said of his new backup. “We’re lucky to have him.” Sanchez also joked that he’s in very good shape and has several tank tops that will showcase that, including the one he wore to his arrival press conference.
According to Tebow, he and Sanchez have been in constant touch during the offseason including the Jets West Camp hosted by Sanchez. He said they have worked out together several times on their own.
Expect to also see Tebow on special teams. In addition to being the personal protector on punts, special teams coach Mike Westhoff said Tebow will be used “situationally” in other special teams scenarios.
New offensive tackle Jeff Otah is expected in Cortland although he failed his physical. “He has not met the terms of the trade agreement,” Ryan said and declined further comment. According to those terms, Otah now has seven days to try to pass it again. The Jets traded an undisclosed, conditional draft pick to the Panthers to acquire Otah.
Rookie linebacker, third-round pick, Demario Davis "popped" a hamstring during a conditioning test and will be day-to-day.
Safety LaRon Landry pass his physical and conditioning test, but he will be on a “pitch count,” according to Ryan who said they will monitor his recovery from last season’s Achilles injury.
Defensive tackle Kenrick Ellis returned from 23 days in prison resulting from an incident in Virginia when he was in college. Ellis still has several weeks to serve following the end of the football season.
Ellis said the experience was difficult mentally, but he feels strong and ready to go. He said several members of the Jets organization, including Ryan, GM Mike Tannenbaum and owner Woody Johnson all visited him while he was incarcerated to express their support.
The Jets first practice is Friday morning, but it is closed to the public. The first public practice is Saturday.
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