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Jets’ Darrelle Revis has surgery on wrist to repair torn ligament

Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis, covering Patriots receiver Julian Edelman, is expected to be ready for training camp in July after having wrist surgery.

Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis, covering Patriots receiver Julian Edelman, is expected to be ready for training camp in July after having wrist surgery.

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New York Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis had surgery Thursday in Manhattan, N.Y., to repair a torn ligament in his right wrist and is expected to be in a hard cast for two to three months.

The team announced that Revis will be limited during the off-season program, which begins April 18. He is expected to be fully recovered for training camp in late-July.

Revis was selected for his seventh Pro Bowl last season, but didn’t play because of what was announced as a sore shoulder. The star cornerback also had soreness in the wrist after the season and it lingered into the off-season.

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Further tests and examinations revealed last week he had a torn ligament that required surgery. The procedure was performed by renowned hand-wrist specialist Dr. Charles Melone, the head of the Beth Israel Hand Surgery Center in New York.

Revis was never listed on the team’s injury report with a wrist ailment, but it apparently began feeling sore early in the season. It was initially believed Revis simply had a sprain and played through it while wearing a brace on his wrist after Week 3 against Philadelphia.

Revis, 30, ended up having a solid year, but was criticized for some uncharacteristic struggles in a few games.

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The Denver Broncos continued bolstering their offensive line when they agreed to a five-year contract with former Seattle Seahawks tackle Russell Okung. Selected by Seattle with the sixth pick in the 2010 draft out of Oklahoma State, Okung started 72 regular-season games and 12 playoff contests for the Seahawks over the last six seasons. He was a Pro Bowler in 2012.

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Running back Chris Johnson is returning to the Arizona Cardinals, agreeing to terms on a one-year contract. Johnson revived his career last season, leading Arizona with 814 yards rushing even though he missed the final five games of the season with a fractured bone just below his left knee.

He averaged 4.2 yards per carry and his four 100-yard rushing games were the most by a Cardinals player since 1985.

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The Cleveland Browns signed safety Rahim Moore to a one-year contract. Moore spent last season with Houston before being released by the Texans earlier this month. He signed a three-year, $12-million deal last year but was benched midway through the season. He was inactive for the team’s final nine regular-season games.

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