Banged-up Revis has Brady’s sympathy

Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis had another rough day Sunday, giving up two touchdowns in a 22-17 loss to the Patriots.

On Monday, New England quarterback Tom Brady suggested Revis may be injured.

“I know he’s not feeling great,” Brady said Monday on WEEI radio in Boston “I could see out there. He winced out there a few times, kind of getting up. It looked like his leg was bothering him a little bit, but he was still very close on a lot of those plays. Even though you’re hitting them, he’s very competitive.”

Two plays before the first touchdown pass to Malcolm Mitchell, Revis tackled running back Dion Lewis. He appeared to get up slowly after that hit, which may be what Brady noticed.

Revis was not on the injury report last week. He said in the postgame locker room he is playing through “nicks and bangs.”

“Some things aren’t on the injury report,” he said. “But at the same time, for me, personally, it’s not any different in terms of being banged up late in the season. You’ve got to take care of your body and make sure you’re 80 to 90 percent come Sunday. You have to fight your way through a long season. That’s what you do. With nicks and bangs, you fight through it.”

Jets coach Todd Bowles said he had no knowledge of Revis playing through an injury.

“For the most part, he played OK,” Bowles said. “He gave up a pass or two, but we were in the ballgame. We just didn’t make enough plays to win at the end.”

Revis gave up four receptions on five targets for 41 yards, according to Pro Football Focus, including the two touchdowns. Brady had a 140.4 rating when targeting his former teammate.

“He’s been one of the great players in the league for a long time,” Brady said. “He’s given up more plays this year than in the past, but you have to have a lot of respect for his style and his game.”