Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Darrelle Revis hasn't been cleared to practice yet. Although he's received medical clearance to run and cut, doctors have not yet allowed him to practice as he continues rehabbing from ACL surgery, Pro Football Talk reports.
The four-time Pro Bowler is convinced he'll be on the practice field soon.
"I'm confident," Revis told the Tampa Bay Times on Tuesday. "I'm cutting. [Bucs trainer Todd Toriscelli] might tell me to slow down a little bit but I'm going full tilt and I'm cutting because I'm feeling good. Cutting and running and doing what I have to do. ...I think the biggest thing is making sure I'm 100 percent when I step out there with the guys, my teammates, and we go out there and play some great football."
His status for Week 1 is uncertain. Ironically, Revis will play his former team, the New York Jets, on opening day. As much as the corner would like to be on the field for the game, he knows it'll take time to return to form.
"I heard a million ACL stories from people around the league and non-football players," Revis said. "You hear them all. You hear the tragedies and everybody says it's a pain, and it's as long process. It's usually six months to a year and some people recover faster and some people don't. It takes time."
Tampa Bay hopes the amount of time it takes is closer to the amount it took Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson to recover from his ACL injury. The Bucs traded their 2013 first round pick and a conditional 2014 fourth round pick in April to the Jets in exchange for Revis, and they subsequently signed him to a six-year, $96 million contract.
