"Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum said in an interview on WFAN radio this morning that the Jets could pursue new free agent Adalius Thomas "maybe down the line ... but really nothing imminent right now."

Thomas, a 32-year-old outside linebacker who Monday was released by the New England Patriots, could provide the Jets with added depth and a viable pass rusher at a position that failed to produce at times last season.

A member of the Baltimore Ravens until joining the Patriots in 2007, Thomas had his most productive seasons pressuring the quarterback while Jets coach Rex Ryan was the defensive coordinator in Baltimore. Thomas had nine sacks in 2005 and 11 in 2006, a two-year total that accounts for nearly forty percent of his career sacks total (53). "