When the Jets take the field on Thursday for their first training camp practice, all eyes will drift to the man wearing No. 24.
Darrelle Revis is back.
After two seasons away, the Jets’ franchise player is back in the fold wearing the jersey that only seems to fit him. Two years ago at this time, running back John Griffin was wearing No. 24. Last year, soon-to-be-AWOL cornerback Dmitri Patterson had the jersey on. Both of them, and all the others who wore the number, looked like imposters.
But general manager Mike Maccagnan made sure Revis would be back in the green and white 24 in March when he signed the star cornerback to a five-year, $70 million contract with $39 million guaranteed, just hours after the Patriots allowed Revis to become a free agent.