"Jason Taylor, who has played 14 seasons and one for the Jets, said he hopes to play this year and left his options open.

The 37-year-old outside linebacker's stance was different than in March, when he told reporters in South Florida that if he did not retire, he wanted to play for the Jets and coach Rex Ryan. Today, in an interview with the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, he did not rule out a return to the Dolphins.

"I appreciate the interest and the concern if there is any," Taylor told the newspaper today at a charity golf event. "No ships have sailed, no bridges have been burned. There's nothing to do right now. I'm going to play this year, if there's a season, and I think there will be. … Until this thing works itself out, I'm playing golf.""