Darrelle Revis has formally turned himself into Pittsburgh police and is set to make his initial court appearance tonight after being charged with four felonies stemming from a weekend altercation, according to Coley Harvey of ESPN.com (Twitter link).
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The police report on the incident has shed more details on Saturday night’s affair, which seemingly began when Revis objected to being videotaped by two men, writes Rich Cimini of ESPN.com. Sometime after Revis attempted to grab of one the men’s phone, the two victims ended up unconscious — exactly who punched the men is unclear.
A witness says Revis approached the tandem with “fists clenched,” but is unsure who actually threw a punch. The entire situation is extremely murky, and as Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk notes, the details of the case make it unlikely Revis will ever serve jail time. Indeed, the charges against Revis are likely to be lessened as the legal system won’t want to invest “significant prosecutorial and judicial resources,” per Florio, who it should be noted is a former lawyer.
Even if Revis doesn’t face legal consequences, he could still face a suspension levied by either the NFL or the Jets. The more pressing question for New York at the moment is Revis’ contract, which contains $6MM guaranteed in 2017 base salary and a $2MM roster bonus due on March 10.
The Jets are investigating whether they can recoup that $6MM, according to Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News, but Revis’ contract doesn’t appear to contain language allowing the club to void the deal in the event of a felony charge. The details of Revis’ pact are just as complicated as the particulars of the criminal case, as Albert Breer of TheMMQB.com points out (Twitter link), so Gang Green’s best move may be to not wait for a legal resolution and simply proceed with business as usual, Jason Fitzgerald of Over the Cap opines.
good job jets overpaying him to leave New England. Serves you right.