Darrelle Revis Calls Richard Sherman 'Lame' For Not Covering The Best WR, Afraid To Play Man To Man Coverage (TWEET)

Darrelle Revis Calls Richard Sherman ‘Lame’ For Not Covering The Best WR, Afraid To Play Man To Man Coverage (TWEET)

January 19, 2020, 10:00pm EST (Updated: February 21, 2023, 7:11pm)By Darrelle Lincoln

Darrelle Revis had a beef with Richard Sherman and wanted to get it off his chest.

During the NFC Championship game, the former New York Jets CB took to social media and called out the 49ers CB for not playing the top WR, that being Packers’ Davante Adams, and being afraid to play man to man coverage.

https://twitter.com/Revis24/status/1219086432163246081

All y’all think I’m throwing shade. I’m not. Just stating the man is not a pound for pound man to man corner. If you know the game of football he plays in a Cover 3 Scheme. He does not travel but traveling with a receiver is not for every DB. It’s a few on the corner list who can
— Darrelle Revis (@Revis24) January 20, 2020

Sherman got beat deep on a pass in the 4th quarter, but would make up for it with an interception that would end the game and send the 49ers to the Super Bowl.