Darrelle Revis stood on the sideline during practice, his helmet off and speculation rising.

The sight of the New York Jets cornerback not on the field Sunday had many fans and media wondering if it was related to his sticky contract situation.

"I knew you were going to bring that up," Revis told reporters after practice. "Come on, now. No. It has nothing to do with that. I'm here. If I wasn't going to be here, I would've held out. That's not the case."

Revis was held out of team drills with tightness in his right hamstring, with the team taking a cautious approach to the health of their best player.

"I have had a lot of hamstring problems, so this is just something where we're just trying to take care of it before it even occurs," the All Pro cornerback said. "It's just a little tightness. Loosened it up this morning and was ready to go, but (head trainer) John Mellody was telling the coaches to sit me out. I think that was the deal right there today, for me to sit out and get ready for the next practice."

- Associated Press