FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Ryan who? Under orders not to discuss the Ryan Fitzpatrick contract dispute, several players on the New York Jets clammed up Wednesday when questioned about their absent quarterback -- the major storyline as the team reported to training camp.All questions about Ryan are for coach [Todd] Bowles, running back Matt Forte said. They told the team that.They?Everybody knows who they are, he said, probably referring to the public relations staff.The Jets and the unsigned Fitzpatrick have been locked in a contract stalemate since January. The sides have not talked about a contract recently and remain far apart in determining the players value, and no resolution is expected any time soon, a source told ESPNs Ed Werder.The tone on Wednesday was a stark contrast to the offseason practices, when many players -- namely wide receivers Eric Decker and Brandon Marshall -- were outspoken in their support of Fitzpatrick, a popular team leader who set a franchise record with 31 touchdown passes in 2015.Neither Decker nor Marshall were among the five players made available to the media on Wednesday. Neither was quarterback Geno Smith, currently in the starters role. Bowles wont meet the media until Thursday, following the first practice.Center Nick Mangold, one of Fitzpatricks closest friends on the team, said he spoke to the quarterback on Tuesday. He said they didnt discuss football or his contract situation. Clearly, Mangold was uncomfortable talking about it with reporters.I dont know, man, he said, Listen, I dont claim to know whats going on or have any feelings about whats going on because I have no control over it. Hopefully, things get worked out. If they dont, they dont. if they do, great. I have to worry about blocking nose tackles. Thats my focus. The other stuff will figure itself out.The Jets have presented multiple offers to Fitzpatrick, including a three-year, $24 million proposal that includes $15 million in guarantees. He has no other suitors, but he has refused to accept what he believes is a below-market deal. He made $3.25 million in 2015.Despite the impasse, the Jets have said theyd still like to re-sign Fitzpatrick as their starter, although Bowles suggested last month theyd have to adjust their plan if the matter remains unresolved at a certain point. The Jets havent declared a deadline. They apparently will evaluate Smith in the early stages of camp, perhaps waiting until after the first preseason game before making a final call on Fitzpatrick.We have to work with everybodys whos here, Forte said. If youre here, were going to get better. And if not, theres nothing I can do about it.Coming off a 10-win, non-playoff season, the Jets believe they have enough talent to end their five-year postseason drought. The uncertainty at quarterback is a major question, not to mention a potential distraction.If you guys keep asking questions, maybe, Mangold said, laughing. But I dont think so. If you can block out everything else, you can block out this and focus on what needs to be focused on -- building this team. Nate McMillan Jersey . The 17-year-old native of Marystown, N.L., pulled out of Skate Canada International last month in Saint John, N.B., with the same problem. Sarunas Marciulionis Jersey . LeBron James and Chris Bosh didnt need any more. 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The NRL is considering considering limiting the use of freeze-frame and introducing a captains challenge in a shake-up of the controversial bunker.Amid a swell of anger over the $2 million video review system, NRL chief executive Todd Greenberg has promised an end-of-season review to look at a raft of potential overhauls.Video referee Bernard Suttons decision to overturn a try to Brisbane forward Herman Eseese in their round-21 loss to the Sydney Roosters on the grounds of a double movement proved the flash point for a fresh round of criticism levelled at officials.Eseese appeared to roll over the line, with the momentum of defenders Blake Ferguson and Dylan Napa, however the bunker poured over the movement in slow motion and concluded he had made a second effort.The use of freeze-frame technology was slammed with many fans and commentators arguing it appeared to be a legal try when viewed at regular speed.Greenberg, while supporting the bunker and the manner in which it had sped up the game, said the NRL was examining whether freeze-frame should be allowed to be used when ruling on incidents such as double movements.Theres a real challenge. Our forefathers who wrote the rule book back in 1908 almost certainly never considered freeze-frame technology, Greenberg told Triple M on Saturday.Theres no doubt our sport and other sports are having a real challlenge in how we implement best practice technology into the modern-day game while using a rule book that was written without the concept of technology.dddddddddddd.What that means in a roundabout sort of way is that - should we adjudicate on all the issues that were adjudicating on in the game? Or are things like double movements and other things not the right things to look at because its so hard to interpret a rule book with the use of technology?Greenberg said he was also looking at introducing the captains challenge that had been used in the under-20s competition since 2012.Allowing players to challenge contentious decisions has been used in cricket and tennis and Greenberg has flagged it as a possible way to quell unrest over video review decisions.Whether you put the onus back onto the players, thats a decision that were going to look at over the course of the off-season and making sure that you take some of that controversy away, Greenberg said.The one thing that the technology has provided, and will continue to provide in all sports, is to take away the howler, to take away the one that is missed that everybody gets upset about.No doubt it does that but then youve got to be careful youre not micro-managing the game. ' ' '
