By Glenn Naughton<\/p>\n
The three-day legal tampering period to speak with NFL free agents comes to a close today, and teams are free to begin handing out brand new contracts. \u00a0While there haven’t been any splashy rumors involving the Jets, there have been some worth noting as the team’s interest level, or lack thereof, has been reported through multiple outlets. \u00a0Here’s a quick roundup.<\/p>\n
OLB Nick Perry-\u00a0<\/strong>The top player being linked to Gang Green made an appearance on our list of six likely targets<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>in Packers linebacker Nick Perry. \u00a0A former back up who had picked up 12.5 sacks for the Packers over his first four seasons. \u00a0Last year Perry got his first shot to start double-digit games (11) and he didn’t disappoint, picking up a career-high 11 sacks. \u00a0In 28 career starts, Perry has an impressive total of 23.5 sacks.<\/p>\n After the rumor surfaced on Packer Report, one twitter observer\u00a0caught on<\/strong><\/a> to the fact that Perry was recently added as a contact by Jets defensive linemen Leonard Williams and Lawrence Thomas. \u00a0Where there’s smoke, there’s fire, right?<\/p>\n QB Brian Hoyer-\u00a0<\/strong>Another one of our six potential Jets targets, rumors surfaced from Ian Rapoport that the Jets showed interest in Hoyer.<\/p>\n