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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- The NFLs top shutdown cornerback will likely be shut down for the season. Darrelle Revis has a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee that will require surgery, a huge blow for the New York Jets that leaves coach Rex Ryan without his best defensive player. A sombre Ryan stopped short of ruling Revis out for the season on Monday, saying he just learned of the MRI results. But Revis will have to wait two or three weeks before surgery, Ryan said, and the recovery from an ACL tear is usually six-to-nine months. So the chances of Revis returning this season appear extremely slim. Ryan added that he will speak with Revis before the team decides whether he will be placed on injured reserve, a move that could happen as early as Tuesday. "Its just disappointing," Ryan said. "This guy wants to win. As great a player as he is individually, hes a great teammate and just wants to win. Thats why he was so excited about this year." The 27-year-old Revis was injured in the third quarter of the Jets 23-20 overtime victory at Miami on Sunday, falling awkwardly and grabbing his knee even before he hit the grass. It was a non-contact injury, and he covered his face with gloved hands in obvious pain. He was able to walk off the field, but was taken into the locker room on a golf cart. "Thanks for all the support!" Revis wrote on his Twitter page on Monday night. "Its just part of the game, Im already on my way to recover!" Ryan suspected the injury was serious when he talked to Revis on the plane ride home. MRI results Monday morning confirmed the teams worst fears. "Its something we have to overcome as a football team. ... Were going to lose that presence. I dont know what else to say about it," Ryan said. "I guess thats the horrible thing that came out of the game." This was Revis first game after missing a week with a concussion sustained in the season opener against Buffalo. He had missed only three games before this season, all in 2010. "I know the way Darrelle is that this is a guy whos as competitive as it gets, and I dont think theres any doubt that hes going to come back strong from it," Ryan said. The Jets will be without perhaps the NFLs top cornerback on a defence Ryan had considered his best since the coach came to New York. Kyle Wilson, the teams first-round draft pick in 2010, will step into Revis starting role opposite Antonio Cromartie. Ellis Lankster will take Wilsons spot as the nickelback. "I just feel like Im going to go out there and Im going to continue to do my job," Wilson said. "Go out there, make plays and have fun. Just play my game, thats all I can do." Wilson, who has trained in the off-season with Revis the last two summers, will continue to talk to him and get tips and suggestions throughout the season. "I always pick that guys brain," Wilson said. "Hes obviously pretty good." While Wilson hasnt yet lived up to expectations, and the drop-off from Revis is great, the Jets still have two first-rounders starting at the position. "Most teams have just one No. 1 corner, and some teams dont even have any," Ryan said. "Were fortunate that we have the best in the league in Darrelle, and a No. 1 corner in Cromartie. Were fortunate there. We drafted Kyle Wilson to basically be a No. 2 corner, and thats what hes going to play, that role, and Im confident in Kyle." Ryan insists he isnt panicking despite losing the three-time All-Pro cornerback. "It never happens," he said. "We have enough to get it done here. ... Well find a way to get this done." Ryan also didnt rule out signing a free agent. The Jets released defensive lineman Marcus Dixon on Monday, and Ryan said the move was made in part so the team could pursue other players -- such as bringing back linebacker Bryan Thomas. Rookie wide receiver Stephen Hill has a hamstring injury that could sideline him a week, so the Jets re-signed Patrick Turner. "Its an onus on the whole defence," linebacker Aaron Maybin said of losing Revis. "We know that we all have to step up, and on offence and special teams. Its going to be a collective effort because when you have a guy like that go down, it really does affect the whole team." The Jets, despite their mistake-filled win at Miami, are in first place in the AFC East at 2-1, holding the tiebreaker over Buffalo. But tough home games against San Francisco and Houston are up next. "This is a team game, and as a team, weve got to step it up," Ryan said. "I think well respond. ... Is it a major blow when you lose a great player like Darrelle Revis? Of course, it absolutely is. But this is a football team, and I think we showed that yesterday, too." The injury further clouds the contract status of Revis, who reported for training camp in July despite saying he was unsure if he would because he was hoping the Jets would rework the $46 million, four-year deal he signed in 2010. He is set to earn $13.5 million during the next two years after the deal -- reached after a 36-day holdout in 2010 -- was front-loaded with $32.5 million in the first two years. But after not getting a new deal this off-season, many thought Revis and the team would re-visit the matter after this season. If he doesnt have a new contract by training camp next summer, he could become a free agent after the 2013 season. "Yeah, I want to be a Jet for life," Revis said in July. "If management dont see fit (to) that, then I have to move on." NOTES: LB Calvin Pace clarified his postgame comments about Dolphins RB Reggie Bush when he said the Jets "had to put him on out." Bush injured his left knee Sunday, but should be fine. "I wasnt trying to say it as if we were trying to hurt him," Pace said Monday. "Im sad to see him get hurt. We arent running any kind of bounty system or anything like that, and actually, looking at the play, somebody just fell on his knee. Thats all I have to say. I guess I need to say things in a different manner, and Ill do a better job of it next time." ... Through three games, the Jets have just three sacks: two by linebacker Garrett McIntyre and one by nose tackle Sione Pouha. Cheap Jerseys . The team said Gee will have surgery Friday in St. Louis to replace a portion of damaged artery. The right-hander was released from a New York hospital Wednesday after undergoing a procedure to break up a blood clot in his pitching shoulder. Cheap Jerseys NFL . 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Seattle coach Pete Carroll didnt give specifics on how many snaps Owens will get in the second preseason game for the Seahawks, but he did say it would be early in the game. "Im not going to tell you how many plays it will be," Carroll said. "Well see how it goes." Owens joined the Seahawks (No. 22 in the AP Pro32) on Aug. 6 and had just a couple of days of practice before the preseason opener against Tennessee. Carroll said he didnt think it was fair to run Owens out there that quickly, but feels hes ready after two weeks of work. Owens arrived in camp in excellent shape and has looked impressive at times during practice. But if hes to make the Seahawks final roster, Owens will need to show in a game that hes fully recovered from a knee injury that kept him out of the NFL for the entire 2011 season. Saturday against the Broncos will be his first NFL game action since Week 15 of the 2010 season with Cincinnati. Owens went without a catch in that final game against Cleveland. "Hes ready to go," Carroll said. "He had two good weeks of work, and he came in in great shape so hes ready to go." The game against Denver will also be the first chance for Carroll to get a look at most of his receivers and try to figure out what has become a jumbled position. The arrival of Owens and Braylon Edwards added to a corps that included Sidney Ricce, Doug Baldwin, Golden Tate, Ben Obomanu, Deon Butler and Ricardo Lockette.dddddddddddd Carroll and the Seahawks coaching staff must decide how many of those receivers to keep and whether holding on to veterans Owens and Edwards would trump giving shots to younger players like Butler, Lockette and others. Additionally, there is the concern about Rices health. Rice is coming off surgeries on both shoulders over the winter. He was cleared earlier this week for full practice after being stuck in a red no-contact jersey for the first two weeks, but wont play against the Broncos. Owens has been working at the flanker position in the Seahawks offence behind Rice. Edwards has been mostly with the No. 2 offence at split end behind Tate. "I like our group a lot, and weve become even more competitive and more experienced with the guys that will come in to add to it," Carroll said. "Were just going to wait. We dont have to do anything right now. We just keep giving these guys turns in practice and get familiar and comfortable with them and also see them in the games, and add it all up together at the end. Its a really good position group for us right now." Notes: Seattle signed OL Kris ODowd on Thursday to add depth on the offensive line after Lemuel Jeanpierre was slowed by a groin injury and John Moffitt had surgery on his elbow. Seattle released K Carson Wiggs to clear a roster spot. ... Carroll would not say if RB Marshawn Lynch will play against the Broncos. Rookie RB Robert Turbin got most of the carries against Tennessee. ' ' '
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