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Darrelle Revis won't face league discipline after charges dropped

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    Rich CiminiESPN Staff Writer

Former New York Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis no longer faces the possibility of NFL discipline stemming from felony assault charges that were dismissed in March by a Pittsburgh judge, a league spokesman said Monday.

At the time of the dismissal, the league said it would continue to review the case under its personal-conduct policy. That review is complete.

Revis, 31, who was released March 9 by the Jets, remains a free agent. He's still owed $6 million by the Jets, the final guaranteed portion of the five-year, $70 million contract he signed in 2015.

Four-time All-Pro cornerback Darrelle Revis was released by the Jets in March. Noah K. Murray/USA TODAY Sports

In February, Revis was arrested in connection with a street fight that left two men unconscious. He was charged with two felony counts of aggravated assault, one felony count each of robbery and conspiracy and a misdemeanor count of terroristic threats.

On March 16, Revis appeared in municipal court, where the judge decided to dismiss the charges after hearing testimony from one of Revis' childhood friends. The friend, Rashawn Bolton, 31, told the judge he came to Revis' defense during an altercation and punched the men, knocking them out.

Revis is seven-time Pro Bowl selection who has played for the Jets, New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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1 hour ago, Charlie Brown said:

The truth is Revis let us down big time on the field last year but he never was an embarrassment off the field for being an unsavory character; ever. 

I guess that all depends on whether or not you consider repeated things like holdouts and faked injuries to be "off the field".

While obviously very different than the charges here (assuming, of course, his buddy taking the rap was true), the guy was still pretty much always a douche.

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