"Jets linebacker Jason Taylor isn't sure about the future of his football career, but if he plays again, the 36-year-old veteran would like it to be with the Jets.

Taylor, who was released by the Jets this week, told reporters in South Florida that he spoke to coach Rex Ryan Tuesday.

"I want to play in New York," Taylor said before the Honda Classic "Kenny G Pro-Am" at PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens, via audio from ESPN 760 radio. "For sure. If I'm going to play -- I told Rex this yesterday -- if I'm going to play, I want to play with the Jets. I had a fantastic time up there. Great team, good young quarterback that's continuing to grow up and become more and more of a pro quarterback, and it's great to see. I had a great time, came up a little short. It's not easy to repeat it three years in a row to the AFC Championship Game, but if they'll have me, I think I'd enjoy doing it again."

Taylor said there was open communication before his release, and that he expected it, based on the way his contract was structured. He was due an increased base salary in 2011, $2.3 million, and a non-guaranteed $10 million roster bonus in the first week of the league year.

Taylor expects there to be a lockout, with the current collective bargaining agreement due to expire at the end of the day Thursday and no new agreement yet in place. Asked if he thought it would play again, Taylor said he would wait to see how and when the labor situation is resolved and then address his future.

"We've got to find out when we have football. This thing could go until September, October, we have no idea," Taylor said. "Will that affect me? I think it affects everybody, regardless of my situation. I'm one player among 2000. It will affect everybody."