About 10 or so years ago, it would have been taken as a “dream come true” had the Pittsburgh Steelers been able to use their first-round draft pick in the 2007 NFL Draft on local boy Darrelle Revis. Rookie Head Coach Mike Tomlin expressed his interest in the future All-Pro cornerback prior to the draft only to see him scooped up by the Jets a couple picks earlier.
Flash forward a decade and a couple of seasons of injury and decline and we find Revis back on the open market as a street free agent following the Jets’ releasing him after a reunion that saw him cash in three times with the Buccaneers, Patriots, and then the Jets again, raking in a wealth of income and a Super Bowl ring for his troubles.