Revis announced he would forgo his
senior year at Pittsburgh to enter the 2007 NFL Draft; he was
considered one of the top 3 cornerbacks available—along with Leon
Hall of Michigan and Aaron Ross of Texas and was one of the 30 to be
drafted. Though he received an invitation to the NFL Scouting
Combine, he chose not to attend, as he had a strained hamstring. He
instead performed at Pittsburgh's Pro Day.
Though Revis was not the first
defensive back selected in the draft (LaRon Landry, who
was selected by the Washington Redskins, was the first), he
was the first cornerback taken that year. The
New York Jets traded their first-round selection, the first of their
second-round selections and their fifth-round selection to the
Carolina Panthers for the chance to move from the 25th pick to the
14th pick, one slot ahead of Revis' hometown Pittsburgh Steelers.
With their selection, the Jets drafted Revis. Revis missed the first
21 days of training camp over a contract dispute however he
eventually came to an agreement with the team on August 15, 2007.
The Washington Redskins selected
Landry in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft with the sixth
overall pick. He was one of four LSU players taken in the first
round of that draft, along with quarterback JaMarcus Russell, and
wide receivers Dwayne Bowe and Craig Davis. On July 22, the Redskins
signed Landry to a five-year, $41.5 million contract that included
$17.5 million in guarantees.
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