Earlier this week, the New York Daily News published a story quoting a source close to Darrelle Revis. According to the confidant, Revis has lost his drive to be great on the gridiron, and given his career earnings and accomplishments, he could retire soon.

On Thursday, Revis fired back at the report, reaffirming his love for the game and his desire to keep playing for years to come.

From Ralph Vacchiano of SNY:

SNY: The story said you don't want to play anymore. Are you considering retirement at all?

Revis: “No. No. I'm still under contract through 2018 (his contract actually runs through 2019, though the guaranteed money ends after the 2017 season). I'm under contract. I think just because we're not having a good year these allegations come out. There's nothing I can control.”

SNY: Do you still see a future in this game for you beyond this year?

Revis: “I still have a lot of football to play. I still have a lot of football to play. And looking forward to it as well.”

SNY: Are you still enjoying it?

Revis: “I still love the game. I think that's why I'm still playing the game, just the love for it. It's the competitive nature in me to go out and try to perform to the best of my abilities on Sundays. I don't think me being questioned about that … it's really bizarre in a way. At the same time I understand the position we're in as a team right now. And I'm the target. That comes with the territory. It just comes with the territory. You just persevere through it and know that in the end, when the smoke clears, everything will take care of itself.”

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Revis also opened up about possibly moving to safety during the offseason:

“I can continue to play the game and we'll see moving forward what's the best situation for me, just moving forward, with talking to coach in the offseason and what can I do better, or transitioning to maybe another position.”

SNY: Like playing safety?

Revis: “Yeah. All of this is just making adjustments because of where I'm at in my career. That's how I look at it. I don't look at it any different, and I'll go from there.”