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Darrelle Revis elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame

Darrelle Revis elected to Hall of Fame

Revis Island has a new home. You can now visit the luxurious island in the halls of Canton, Ohio. Darrelle Revis is a Hall of Fame cornerback.

The great Jets cornerback was elected Thursday as part of the NFL Honors ceremony. This was Revis’ first year on the Hall of Fame ballot and he wasted no time getting to call to Canton.

New York’s first-round pick in 2007 played 11 seasons in the NFL including eight with the Jets. He was voted to the Pro Bowl seven times and also was named First-Team All-Pro four times (2009-2011, 2014).

Revis won a Super Bowl with the Patriots in 2014 and is a part of the NFL’s All-Decade Team for the 2010s.

Revis will go down as one of the greatest shutdown cornerbacks ever and will now forever be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Joe Klecko elected to Hall of Fame

Joe Klecko elected to Hall of Fame

One of the leaders of the New York Sack Exchange can finally ring the bell in Canton, Ohio. Joe Klecko is a Hall of Fame member.

The great Jets defensive lineman was elected Thursday as part of the NFL Honors ceremony. He was nominated by the Seniors Committee back in August to be among the finalists for induction.

A sixth-round pick in 1977, Klecko was a force on the defensive line for the Jets, including 20.5 sacks in 1981, one season before sacks became an official stat.

Klecko was a four-time Pro Bowl selection (1981, 1983-1985) and two-time First-Team All-Pro selection (1981, 1985). He was also named to the Second Team All-Pro in 1983.

His No. 73 is retired by the Jets and he is an inaugural member of the Jets’ Ring of Honor. Now, he is forever immortalized in the halls of Canton.

Darrelle Revis named Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2023 semifinalist

Will Revis Island get into Canton on his first attempt?

Darrelle Revis is set to be inducted into the Jets Ring of Honor on Sunday. He’s also one step closer to being a part of football immortality.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame released their list of 28 modern-day semifinalists for the Class of 2023 and the former lockdown cornerback for the Jets is on the list.

Revis is one of five players on the ballot for the first time that have made it to the semifinals. Other first-time eligible players include offensive linemen Jahri Evans and Joe Thomas, defensive lineman Dwight Freeney and linebacker James Harrison.

Revis played eight total seasons for the Jets (2007-2012, 2015-2016) and also played for the Buccaneers (2013), Patriots (2014) and Chiefs (2017).

Revis recorded 29 career interceptions, 25 of them with the Jets. He was a four-time First-Team All-Pro and six-time Pro Bowl selection. Revis was a member of the Patriots team that won Super Bowl XLIX.

The 28 semifinalists will be cut to 15 finalists around the holidays. Then the selection committee will vote on those 15 finalists before Super Bowl LVII, where 15 will become 10 and then five. Those five must then receive 80% of the vote to be enshrined.

In addition to the eventual 15 finalists, the committee will vote on the Coach/Contributor nominee Don Coryell as well as the Seniors Committee nominees Chuck Howley, Ken Riley and former Jet Joe Klecko.