STILL GOT IT
Revis’ wrist holds up on feisty day
Overshadowed by his fisticuffs with Brandon Marshall Friday was the fact that Darrelle Revis is back.
Any concerns the Jets had that his surgically repaired right wrist might hamper Revis’ game were answered during the practice when Revis repeatedly got the best of Marshall — a six-time Pro Bowl pick and former All-Pro — in individual and team drills.
Revis, who had surgery late in the spring, had only returned to contact practice earlier this week.
“For sure, he’s back,” Marshall said of Revis after Friday’s practice. “He’s just got to get his feet underneath him. He’s seeing everything amazingly. He’s breaking up a lot of balls.
“It’s just a matter of time before he’s the Darrelle of old,” Marshall added. “We’re expecting big things out of him again. Obviously, he’s the best corner in the league.”
Revis probably will struggle at times against the NFL’s speediest receivers like he did last year with the Texans’ DeAndre Hopkins and Sammy Watkins of the Bills, but Jets coach Todd Bowles said he likes what he sees from the 31-yearold Revis so far in camp.
“Obviously, he’s getting better,” Bowles said. “He’s out there taking more [practice repetitions], which is the big thing. I knew he could use his hand. His rep count and ev- erything he does as far as his wind is important. We expect him to be ready.”
The Jets will hold a night practice Saturday instead of the usual Green & White scrimmage favored by previous coaches.
Bowles said he doesn’t like full-contact scrimmages in the preseason, and that’s especially true this year with the Jets’ bye week not coming until mid-November.
“We’ve got a bye after Game 10 this year,” Bowles said. “[Scrimmaging] would be hard to do to veterans, because you would be cut-blocking and things like that. We’re not going to cut each other.” Running back Matt
Forte continues to be sidelined by a hamstring injury, and the Jets remain fuzzy about his potential return.
Forte, who suffered the injury running on his own last month while getting ready for camp, had been working out in pads early in camp but went through his rehabilitation program Friday inside in shorts.
At this point, Forte’s availability for the Sept. 11 season opener against the Bengals is not guaranteed.
“He’s day-by-day, weekby-week, but more day-byday at this point,” Bowles said. “It’s camp. A lot of people get nicked up. He got a full workout inside today. He hasn’t had any setbacks.”