Jets receivers Brandon Marshall and Eric Decker really want their quarterback back. Really, really bad.

So, with Ryan Fitzpatrick in a contract standoff with the Jets, they’ve taken it upon themselves to try to get him back to New York by any means necessary.

And that includes sending him a video from the Jets offseason workouts.

With many on the Jets roster reporting to Florham Park to begin the team’s offseason workout program, Decker and Marshall decided it would be in their best interest to keep Fitzpatrick in the loop of everything that’s going on.

So, as the two sat down to watch some film, Marshall and Decker took out their phones, recorded some selfie videos, then sent it on over to Fitzpatrick.

“We were just watching tape of last year, self-scouting ourselves, talking about what we can do better, what we can correct,” Decker said. “So, Brandon and I were just messing with him.

“We sent him a video saying we need to work on these things, and intriguing him to come back, obviously, so we can work together in the same building.”

Over the course of the last several months, Fitzpatrick and the Jets have been working to get a new deal done, but to no avail. While the Jets higher ups want Fitzpatrick back as the team’s starter, they don’t want to pay him starting quarterback money.

Fitzpatrick, obviously, wants starting quarterback money if he’s going to be the starting quarterback, and has been willing to sit out until he gets it. The Jets have been willing to let Fitzpatrick see if he can find it elsewhere.

He hasn’t been able to. Thus, he’s unsigned.

While the two sides remain locked in an ugly contract negotiation, those in the Jets locker room are left waiting for a resolution. Decker himself admitted he would have “loved” if this was already ironed out, so he didn’t have to answer any questions on it.

Ironed out, of course, in a way that leads Fitzpatrick back to northern New Jersey.

“Hopefully at some point we’ll get him back in the locker room,” Decker said. “I love Fitzpatrick. I had a good, fun year with him last year and would love to get to work with him if he’s gonna be the quarterback of this team.”

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Connor Hughes covers the Jets and is the managing editor of Jets Wire. He can be reached on Twitter (@Connor_J_Hughes), or via email (chughes@usatoday.com)