Bill Belichick sends Darrelle Revis home after Revis shows up late to meeting

You don’t want to show up late on Bill Belichick’s time, even if you’re one of the NFL’s best cornerbacks.

New England Patriots cornerback Darrelle Revis showed up late to a meeting at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, so Belichick sent him home, the Boston Globe’s Ben Volin reported, citing three league sources. Revis wasn’t allowed to participate in practice or any meetings. The players were off Saturday to Monday after beating the Jets last Thursday night.

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The Globe’s story said Revis has accepted responsibility for his mistake. The Globe wrote that Belichick didn’t make a “big announcement” to the team about Revis being sent home, but a source said, “The message was definitely sent. The rules apply to everybody.”

Revis is in his first Patriots season. He hasn’t been his usual great self (he grades out as the 32nd best cornerback in Pro Football Focus’ rankings for this season) and getting sent home on Tuesday isn’t a great sign. But Belichick seems to have gotten his point across, Revis was back at practice on Wednesday, and all seems to be back on track. And it’s a good bet that someone who isn’t of Revis’ stature won’t make the same mistake he did.

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