Issues might get just a little awkward when Joe Klecko and Darrelle Revis are enshrined into the Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame this summer time.
What began as a pleasant story about Klecko’s interplay with Revis after each had been named to this yr’s Corridor of Fame class become the previous Jets cornerback feeling the necessity to add an addendum to what he advised Klecko.
Paul Andrew Esden Jr. posted a clip of Klecko talking with ESPN Radio’s Jake Asman about how thrilling it was to be getting enshrined in Canton with a fellow Jets legend.
“I stated to him [Revis] once we had been out on the Tremendous Bowl and I stated to him, that is going to be New York West for a day,” Klecko recalled. “We bought to sit down down after, and Darrelle doesn’t say a complete lot. However the first remark we had, we had been doing Sirius Radio, and he stated, ‘it’s actually cool that Joe and I, who’re the 2 finest defensive gamers ever to play with the Jets are coming in collectively.’”
Klecko added: “It’s cool. I imply for him and I each we’ve talked about it just a little bit and about what soccer has meant to both of us and stepping into the Corridor of Fame. And it’s actually going to be cool.”
Revis was apparently not as thrilled concerning the interplay as Klecko was and replied to the tweet roughly an hour after it was posted.
“I don’t communicate to individuals I don’t know very nicely,” Revis replied on the social media platform. “And we didn’t communicate primarily based on you saying you had been jealous of my success @ the Tremendous Bowl. My mindset is clearly I’m @ the highest of that record as the most effective ever however as a gents I made a decision to say one thing cool for a headline.”
It didn’t cease there because the nook responded to a fan who known as him out for “strolling again” his feedback about Klecko.
“I ain’t strolling sh*t again I stated what I stated,” Revis responded. “It’s true what I stated but in addition true that I’m the most effective defensive participant in Jets historical past interval. I don’t even know why that is even a dialog.”
Revis later tweeted that it was time for him to start out his personal podcast.
Asman believes Revis might have miss understood what he heard in his interview with Klecko
“Klecko was not taking any photographs at Revis,” Asman tweeted. “He was PRASING [sic] his greatness and saying how superior it’s that two All-Time Jets get to enter the @ProFootballHOF collectively!”
There’s no query each Revis and Klecko are two of the most effective defensive gamers which have placed on Jet uniforms.
Klecko was a part of the famed New York Sack Trade, was named UPI NFL Defensive Participant of the 12 months in 1981, given First-team All-Professional honors twice and named to the Professional Bowl 4 instances throughout his profession.
Klecko turned the second participant in NFL historical past to play within the Professional Bowl at three completely different positions after shifting to nostril sort out in the course of the 1985 season.
Revis’ accolades communicate for themselves as he was given First-team All-Professional honors in 4 seasons throughout his first run with the Jets, was a seven-time Professional Bowler over his profession and gained a Tremendous Bowl with the Patriots.
Throughout his 11 years within the NFL he recorded 29 interceptions, returned three for touchdowns and had 139 passes defensed.
He led the league in passes defensed in the course of the 2009 season with 31.
