Darrelle Revis and Antonio Cromartie threw jabs at each other over previous comments
2024 has been the Year of the Beef, and yesteryear’s premier New York Jets cornerback duo is keeping the trend going.
The drama started when former cornerback Antonio Cromartie appeared on “The Jake Asman Show” and complimented fellow former Jet Darrelle Revis.
New #Jets coach @Cro31 revealed what made @Revis24 a Hall of Fame player!
I can't wait to see Coach Cro work with Sauce Gardner, DJ Reed, and Michael Carter! pic.twitter.com/CFLNUUR2oR
— Jake Asman (@JakeAsman) July 4, 2024
“He understood, just by watching the film, what kind of release they were trying to go to. So he was able to get hands-on. He could play off-coverage; he could play any coverage you needed him to play because he was just that good. And that’s why he’s in the Hall of Fame.”
However, Cromartie expressed some different sentiments in a now-deleted post on X (formerly Twitter).
Cromartie’s tweet prompted a response from Revis, who fired back at the cornerback’s criticism of him.
@CRO31 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. 𝗠𝘆 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻. 𝗗𝗲𝘇 𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂. 𝗥𝗲𝘅 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗧 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝘇. 𝗜… pic.twitter.com/pW4QHVkqmy
— Darrelle Revis (@Revis24) July 7, 2024
The duo had one last back-and-forth on the platform, as Cromartie said that he never “faked a hamstring injury” or “ran from responsibility” as a player. Revis then said his hamstring injury was “real,” prompting Cromartie to end the dialogue by telling his contemporary to “be blessed” and “carry on.”
@Revis24 never faked a Hamstring injury. Played through it no matter what happen. And always took responsibility about my play. Never ran from it or pointed fingers my guy. IJS pic.twitter.com/rGKAoYLRpw
— COACH ANTONIO CROMARTIE (@CRO31) July 7, 2024
Unlike the Kendrick Lamar-Drake beef that had a definitive reason for existing (and a definitive winner), this one is a bit more questionable.
Cromartie was complementing Revis and still ended up arguing with the future Hall-of-Famer. However, his comment about Revis only having three years of great play is false.
Revis continued a history of starting arguments with former Jets, as he got into a spat with Jets legend Joe Klecko in the past year. And while he was well within his rights to defend his play, it was strange for it to play out in this manner.
Ultimately, it is an argument between two great players that did not need to occur. Revis and Cromartie played vital roles in their careers for the Jets and other teams. More importantly, though, nobody wins when the family feuds.
