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Rex Ryan wants Darrelle Revis reunion with Buffalo Bills, per report

Is it possible that pending free agent cornerback Darrelle Revis will leave New England to reunite with Rex Ryan in Buffalo?

Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports

ESPN's Adam Schefter reported on Super Bowl Sunday that the Buffalo Bills - spearheaded by new head coach Rex Ryan - are among two AFC East teams interested in luring upcoming free agent cornerback Darrelle Revis away from the New England Patriots. (The other team is, of course, the New York Jets.)

On the one hand, the notion of Revis reuniting with Ryan and his defense - which made both of them household names in the 2009 and 2010 seasons - and pairing the corner with Stephon Gilmore is highly enticing. That would give Buffalo, arguably, the most formidable pair of starting corners in the sport.

Then again, the Bills also have fairly significant money tied up in veteran cornerbacks Leodis McKelvin and Corey Graham; both signed four-year deals worth more than $4 million annually in the past two offseasons, respectively, and while the Bills could free up some cap space to sign Revis by cutting both (McKelvin would save $2.9 million, Graham $1.3 million), neither has earned that fate. Both have played at a high level since signing those deals in Buffalo.

This strikes me as Schefter being the willing mouthpiece of Revis' agent, who is capitalizing on his client's participation in a game that everyone is talking about today by floating the idea that Revis might walk to non-playoff teams as a way to get fan bases talking about the star cornerback. But then, it's particularly fun to think about Revis and Gilmore working for Ryan in Buffalo, too. What do you think, Bills fans?