 | Report: Jets trying to trade Ellis |
 Shaun Ellis wonders if he has sacked his last quarterback for the Jets.
The 32-year-old defensive end, the team's longest-tenured player, is uncertain about his future with the Jets after asking for and being denied a contract extension. He told The Associated Press on Thursday that he's unsure if he'll even be with the team when the season begins in four months.
"I don't know," Ellis said. "I think so. Well, I hope so. You never know what they're thinking up there. You've just got to roll with it. We try to control our own fate, but we really can't."
NJ.com reported Friday that the team has been trying to trade Ellis, but "have not found any takers, according to a person familiar with the situation."
Ellis is entering the final year of his contract, and said the team cited its policy of having its older veterans play out their deals.
"Considering everything, I want to be here and I hope things get worked out," he said, "but it seems like they won't, to be truthful."
After seeing players such as Pro Bowl guard Alan Faneca and leading-rusher Thomas Jones let go by the Jets this offseason, Ellis wonders if he might be next.
"There's always a possibility," Ellis said. "There's no secret that they want to get younger guys in, but I feel like I still have a lot of years to play and I'm just trying to do the right things I need to do. I'll just go out and play and have a good season and let it work itself out, whether it's here or somewhere else."
General manager Mike Tannenbaum said he anticipates Ellis staying put this season.
"We appreciate Shaun's contributions and it's our expectation that he will be with the team for the 2010 season," Tannenbaum said.
Ellis is skeptical, though, after seeing so many veterans jettisoned. Tannenbaum said similar things about Leon Washington, who was then traded to the Seahawks during last month's NFL Draft.
"They talk good and then go do something else, but it's all a business," Ellis said. "For me, I definitely want to be here. I love playing here and I love the fans, and love the whole idea of being a Jet. I really can't picture myself playing for anybody else."
His agent, Mitch Frankel, said he began speaking to the Jets about a possible extension before last season and again this offseason.
"I've had no indication that he wouldn't be with the Jets this season," Frankel said.
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