Jason Taylor To The Jets 'Close To Done'

Free agent LB and long-time Dolphin Jason Taylor may not have many friends in Miami if this move goes down.

A Taylor associate tells me the [contract with the Jets] is "close to done" and all that's left to discuss are smaller issues, such as how much of the voluntary offseason program the 35-year-old linebacker will be allowed to skip as he comes off minor shoulder surgery.    

Taylor visited the Jets and was reportedly told by the Dolphins that they wouldn't look at signing him until after the draft in two weeks.

Taylor is back in Miami contemplating the move, the Sun Sentinel reports, and Taylor's agent says nothing will happen until next week at the earliest.

It's possible a deal has been reached in principle but the Taylor family wants to spend the weekend contemplating a career move they probably never could have imagined until now.

They also could be giving the Dolphins a little extra time to come to their senses and retain a co-captain and potential Hall of Famer who has immense respect within the locker room and among the fan base.

I've been monitoring the action over at SB Nation's Jets site, Gang Green Nation, and suffice to say they'd have a tough time swallowing a former Dolphin like Taylor coming to their team.