Nos. 82 and 81: Darrelle Revis and Herb Adderley
From what I can find in the newspapers, the first shutdown corner in pro football history was a two-time Pro Bowler named Eric Davis … or a Hall of Famer named Ty Law. They kind of shared the honor.
In Rick Gosselin’s 1997 NFL season wrap for The Dallas Morning News, he wrote: “Carolina has a shutdown corner in Eric Davis, as does New England in Ty Law.…