Although the Jets are widely seen as Chris Johnson's next team, they "are in a cost-conscious mode" and won't spend "a ridiculous amount of money" on a running back who turns 29 in September, reports ESPN.com. The Titans are expected to release Johnson by this weekend.
The Jets are in the market for a back to complement Chris Ivory and Bilal Powell, and they need a home run hitter like Johnson, the report said. New York showed interest in Donald Brown and Maurice Jones-Drew before they signed elsewhere.