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His business manager has posted pictures of his pre-surgery rehabilitation on Twitter, and Revis is also having a film crew follow him through the rehabilitation process. The cornerback is eager to return "as soon as possible," but understands he needs to be patient while the Jets continue without him. "I never had an injury like this, so this is all new for me as well," Revis said. "But, yeah, Im a hard worker. I know Im going to work my butt off and get back to where I need to be." Dr. Russell Warren, who is the New York Giants team doctor, will perform the surgery in Manhattan to repair his ACL, a procedure that will include taking a graft from his patellar tendon. Revis thinks he should be jogging in 12 to 16 weeks. Normal recovery time from an ACL injury is usually six to nine months, which means he would be on pace to get back to full football activities by around the start of training camp. "I just want to get back as fast as possible where I feel comfortable, Im out there and play like I usually do," Revis said. "I think thats the biggest goal. ... As soon as I feel 100 per cent, Ill be ready to go, whether thats January, February, March -- it doesnt matter." Revis knew something was wrong as soon as the injury occurred because it felt unlike anything hed ever experienced. He was running to defend a screen pass when he clutched his left knee. "It felt like somebody had a knife and cut through my knee," he said. "Thats the feeling I got from trying to make the cut. Its crazy because Ive made that cut a thousand million times. ... I guess it was meant to happen at the time." Revis has consulted various athletes who have come back from similar injuries, including teammates Antonio Cromartie and Sione Pouha, as well as Minnesota running back Adrian Peterson and former NFL quarterback Donovan McNabb. He watched the Jets 35-9 rout of Indianapolis from a suite at MetLife Stadium on Sunday -- something that hasnt necessarily been easy for one of the teams leaders. He has been around the Jets training facility constantly, but has chosen not to participate in team meetings so he wouldnt be a "distraction." "Its been hard," he said, "because now youre looking outside in instead of inside out." Cromartie has stepped in as the No. 1 cornerback in Revis absence, with excellent performances against Indianapolis Reggie Wayne and Houstons Andre Johnson the past two games. "Antonio Cromartie is doing a great impersonation of Darrelle Revis," said NFL Networks Deion Sanders, a former All-Pro cornerback. Revis contract issue is also a major issue in his comeback. The 27-year-old cornerback is signed through the 2013 season, and had hoped to restructure his deal before this season. When that didnt happen, Revis chose to report on time anyway to training camp -- and had a lost season, first because of a concussion that sidelined him for a game and then the knee injury. Still, Rex Ryan and the Jets held out hope that Revis could return for a possible Super Bowl run, so they put off placing him on season-ending injured reserve until last Friday -- when they were in desperate need of filling his roster spot because of injuries to other players. Now, Revis will head into another off-season knowing hell have to prove to the Jets that hes healthy before he gets a contract extension or new deal. "Im sure it might raise peoples eyebrows with how Im going to look when I come back," he said. "Im OK with that. I wouldnt expect anything less. 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Its flip-flop, flip-flop. Its hard to take. The story of our year, we cant get everything together on the same day." Lightning captain Vincent Lecavalier didnt play and is out indefinitely because of an undisclosed lower body injury. Lecavalier, who was hurt Tuesday niight against Florida, was placed on the injured list before Thursdays game. <a href="http://www.shopbearsgear.us/brandon-marshall-bears-jersey/">Brandon Marshall Jersey</a> New York was without speedy forward Michael Grabner, who was put on the injured list Wednesday because of a shoulder injury sustained Sunday in a game at Pittsburgh. Tavares put the Islanders up 1-0 when he put an in-close backhander past Lindback during a power play at 10:22 of the second. Matt Moulson set up the goal with a backhanded pass from the low slot to Tavares, who was positioned near the post. "He had his back to me and made a great pass and drew a couple of guys," Tavares said. 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