Gang Green will likely be properly represented on the Pro Football Hall of Fame in August later this yr.
Cornerback Darrelle Revis and defensive lineman Joe Klecko have been each elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Revis was one of many 5 modern-era inductees together with former Browns deal with Joe Thomas, former Cowboys and Broncos linebacker DeMarcus Ware, former Buccaneers cornerback Ronde Barber, and former Dolphins linebacker Zach Thomas. He performed eight seasons for the Jets as he retired in 2018 after additionally taking part in for the Buccaneers, the Patriots and the Chiefs. After being chosen 14th total within the 2007 NFL Draft, Revis lived as much as expectations after which some.
During his 11 seasons within the league, Revis grew to become one of many biggest shutdown corners in NFL historical past as he registered 29 interceptions, 832 mixed tackles and 139 passes defended. He solely allowed 0.93 yards per cowl snap and a 64.5 completion proportion throughout his profession. The shutdown nook was a four-time First Team All-Pro choice, was chosen to seven Pro Bowls and was a Super Bowl winner in 2014 with the Patriots.
Revis was so good Jet followers gave him the nickname “Revis Island.”
During the 2009 season, when the Jets made it to the AFC Championship earlier than dropping to the Colts, no receiver caught greater than 5 receptions and 34 yards in opposition to him as he completed second in Defensive Player of the Year voting to Charles Woodson, who can be within the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Revis is the eleventh cornerback to be chosen to the Hall on the primary poll.
Klecko was considered one of three finalists named to the Hall of Fame by the Seniors Committee in August, together with Chuck Howley, a former outdoors linebacker for the Chicago Bears (1958-59) and the Dallas Cowboys (1961-1973) and former Bengals cornerback Ken Riley (1969-1983). He performed 11 seasons for the Jets as he excelled at defensive finish, defensive deal with and nostril deal with.
Klecko was a two-time All-Pro, main the NFL with 20.5 sacks in 1981 when the stat was unofficial (it grew to become an official league statistic in 1982).
Along with Mark Gastineau, Marty Lyons and Abdul Salaam, Klecko is a constitution member of the New York Sack Exchange. His 78 sacks are second in Jets historical past solely to Gastineau (107.5). Klecko completed second to Giants outdoors linebacker Lawrence Taylor in voting for the Associated Press Defensive Player of the Year in 1981, however he gained the Pro Football Writers of America Defensive Player of the Year whereas serving to lead the Jets to the playoffs for the primary time since 1969. He is the one participant in NFL historical past to be chosen for the Pro Bowl at three totally different positions.
Both Revis and Klecko will likely be enshrined in Canton, Ohio on Aug. 5.
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Source: www.bostonherald.com