Darrelle Revis, Brandon Marshall Engage In Fistfight At Jets Training Camp
By Michael Hurley, CBS Boston
BOSTON (CBS) -- Darrelle Revis is sensitive.
At least, that's the apparent takeaway from Friday's news that Brandon Marshall's incessant trash talk toward Revis (trash talk that included some bits about Texans wideout DeAndre Hopkins) fueled a fistfight between the receiver and the All-Pro cornerback.
As ESPN.com's Rich Cimini reported, Revis had Marshall covered for the early part of Friday's practice, but Marshall eventually beat Revis for a deep touchdown. This led to some jawing between the two Jets players.
"After the brief scuffle, Marshall yelled a DeAndre Hopkins comment at Revis, reminding the corner of his struggles last season against the Houston receiver -- a low blow," Cimini said.
Marshall kept at it, walking off the sideline and onto the field to continue the trash talk. And, according to Cimini, Marshall threw a punch at Revis.
"They exchanged words and Marshall threw a punch with his right hand," Cimini reported. "They were quickly separated. Quincy Enunwa literally picked up Marshall and carried him away."
(In case you forgot, Hopkins absolutely torched Revis last season, to the tune of five catches, 118 yards, and two touchdowns. Apparently, Revis doesn't like hearing about it.)
According to Bart Hubbuch, Revis got in a swing as well.
Earlier this week, the Jets were so disorganized and sloppy at practice that Marshall punted a football over the bleachers out of frustration. After that practice, the Jets all spun their struggles as a net positive. They'll likely try to turn the latest mishap as merely a sign of a team that's full of competitive guys. Yet when two of a team's best players engage in fisticuffs out in the open, in a media market like New York, on a team like the Jets? That's a difficult spin cycle to control.