01/14 — The Jets' season was barely over and Darrelle Revis was back at it again in the team's practice bubble last week. The rookie cornerback was wearing football shoes, and his green and white uniform with the now familiar No. 24. He was flying through the air, getting his hands on the football again and again.

But Revis wasn't wearing pads. And he wasn't wearing his helmet. And he was leaping from wooden platforms and landing on a stack of mats after each "play."

And in between the platforms and the mats, photographer Al Bello was sitting or lying down on the turf, snapping away.

"This is fun. I'm just having fun with it, enjoying it," Revis said during a "costume change." "I just want to represent myself and the New York Jets organization in a positive way."

Revis was doing just that during this photo shoot for Getty Images. Getty is a leading supplier of stock images for business and consumers. In that role it supplies images to the NFL and its member teams for use, say, in magazines and on Websites. We at newyorkjets.com make regular display Getty's fine work.

Also in that role, the company schedules private shoots of pro athletes, for its archives and for use by the athletes, their teams and leagues.

"We're obviously interested in working with the players and raising their profiles, especially the incoming rookies," said Mario Prosperino, the manager of NFL Business Development and Services. "We've worked with 35 players thus far. We pick players based on shelf life, what positions they play, what they did in college."

That brought Getty to the Jets complex in the past to put Kerry Rhodes, Jonathan Vilma, Jerricho Cotchery and Ben Graham through their photographic paces. You may have seen some of the striking images of Rhodes, both in football gear in the bubble and in barechested mode in front of the New York skyline.

And last week they spent several hours working with Revis in football gear, in active and contemplative poses. When football phase of the shoot was done, Darrelle changed to some stark, stylish threads — black jacket, black jeans, white sneakers and a white and black checked shirt that reminded me of some Excel spreadsheets I work on — for some personality shots in front of a green backdrop.

Agent Jonathan Feinsod, who accompanied Revis to the shoot, reviewed some of Bello's digital photos and was impressed: "That's GQ, baby."

"This gives the players the chance to be their own art directors," said Prosperino, who also has Jets All-Rookie linebacker David Harris on the schedule for a future session. "These athletes are now a brand, they all have a story to tell, and we let them ham it up. They don't get much face time while wearing their helmets in the world of the NFL."

"I'm just showing my face to the public eye," Revis said, "just getting out there and being a role model."

He has been that. Off the field he remains unfailingly polite and community-minded. One project this off-season will be working with his mother to set up a foundation to help tackle dyslexia, a learning disability is estimated to affect millions of children, among them Darrelle's sister.

And on the gridiron he grew weekly during his rookie season, leading the Jets in pass defenses, leading the secondary in tackles and coming in behind Rhodes' five interceptions with three picks of his own.

However, the personal achievements couldn't alleviate the ache of the team's just-concluded campaign during his NFL rookie season.

"It was tough. We were 4-12. It was just a lost season for us," he said. "I'm really looking forward to this year coming up. I can't wait to get back in here."

In one way last week, Revis already was back in here, polishing his image last week. Mind and body and the 2008 season won't be far behind. The Jets' off-season program begins in March.

Two Jets Remember Their Mentors

Five finalists have been named for the NFL High School Football Coach of the Year award, and two of the five coached two second-year Jets offensive players.

Team MVP Leon Washington nominated Kevin Sullivan, his coach from Andrew Jackson Senior High in Jacksonville, Fla. And center Nick Mangold nominated Ed Domsitz, his coach at Archbishop Alter High in Kettering, Ohio.

Former Jets QB Brooks Bollinger, now with the Vikings, also has a coach in the finals, Mike Berg from Central High in Grand Forks, N.D.

The NFL's release on this year's fnalists will be posted on newyorkjets.com this afternoon. The winner will be announced next week and will attend Super Bowl XLII in Arizona.