Revis Island

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Revis Island is the famous nickname for former NFL cornerback Darrelle Revis’s lockdown coverage ability, evoking the idea that opposing receivers were stranded and ineffective when matched up against him.

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Revis Island canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American football term ⓘ
nickname ⓘ
associatedWithLeague National Football League ⓘ
associatedWithPlayer Darrelle Revis of the New York Jets ⓘ
linked to: Darrelle Revis
associatedWithPosition cornerback ⓘ
associatedWithSport American football ⓘ
connotation isolation of targeted wide receiver ⓘ
describesReputation ability to shut down opposing wide receivers ⓘ
describesSkill lockdown coverage ability ⓘ
man-to-man coverage ⓘ
hasCulturalRole iconic NFL nickname ⓘ
symbol of elite cornerback play ⓘ
implies quarterbacks avoid throwing to Revis’s side of the field ⓘ
star receivers produce low statistics when covered by Revis ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mediaFramingAs place where receivers disappear from the game plan ⓘ
metaphorFor opposing receivers being stranded and ineffective ⓘ
mostAssociatedWithTeam New York Jets ⓘ
notableEra early 2010s NFL seasons ⓘ
late 2000s NFL seasons ⓘ
originatesFrom Darrelle Revis’s surname ⓘ
perceptionByOpponents difficult matchup for elite wide receivers ⓘ
popularizedDuring Darrelle Revis’s NFL career ⓘ
refersTo Darrelle Revis ⓘ
relatedConcept lockdown cornerback ⓘ
shutdown corner ⓘ
usedBy NFL fans ⓘ
commentators ⓘ
sports media ⓘ

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Darrelle Revis → nickname → Revis Island ⓘ
Darrelle Revis → nickname → Revis Island ⓘ
subject linked to: Darrelle
Darrelle Revis → nickname → Revis Island ⓘ
subject linked to: Revis