Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis is facing four felony charges on account of a Feb. 12 altercation in Pittsburgh that left two men unconscious. Video of the aftermath, featuring those two unconscious men and an unseen man bragging about knocking them out, surfaced Sunday, via TMZ.
“I knocked both of these (expletive) out,” said the man, who then threatened to do the same to someone else in the video.
Pittsburgh police believe the voice belongs to Revis, per a statement from the Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety (via Austin Knoblauch of NFL.com). However, Revis’ lawyers, Robert G. Del Greco Jr. and Mark Fiorilli, emphatically denied that in a statement issued to USA Today on Sunday night.
“Darrelle Revis absolutely, categorically and positively did not knock out anyone, did not conspire with anyone to commit an assault, did not say ‘shut up before I knock your ass out next,’ and surely did not ‘rob’ another of a cell phone,” the attorneys said. “The voice and admissions made on the video are NOT that of Darrelle Revis. We have no doubt but that further investigation relative to the clothing and voice verification will corroborate the above assertions.”
Revis turned himself into authorities Friday and has a hearing scheduled for this Thursday. While it’s unlikely Revis will face jail time, the NFL is “looking into” the situation and could issue him some form of punishment.
Why do athletes continue to put themselves in this position ?? What good happens after 2 a.m. ?? Looking for “investment properties” … gotta be a better way, just my thinkin …
From what I understand he was looking into opening a club, would make sense to check the area out late on a saturday.
So much for that club now!!!! You know the kind of loot those bars pull in down there and in the North Shore.
Bettis bar and grill isn’t a big attraction but faithful people give the guy business because he’s one the nicest athletes to the yinzers and people respect him.