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The Jets are reportedly considering the pursuit of free agent tight end Brandon Pettigrew, who's played for the Lions for the past five seasons.

(Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports)

The NFL's so-called "legal tampering" period for free agency began at noon Saturday. Basically, that means teams are free to contact players' certified agents to negotiate without making a formal offer. Weird, yes, but those are the rules.

While teams and player agents can talk, no contracts can be executed until 4 p.m. on Tuesday. Until then, expect to hear a lot about teams wanting to go after certain players. Some of it may signal a team's real desire to pursue a guy, and some of it may not. None of it should be taken as an indication that any sort of deal is imminent.

(Teams are free to sign their own free agents at any time. Click here for a list of the Jets' own free agents.)

With that in mind, here's a list of players reportedly drawing interest from the Jets. Click the links to see who's reporting the info. This list will be updated as additional names get mentioned with ties to the Jets. All players are listed alphabetically:

Jon Asamoah, G, Chiefs

Zane Beadles, G, Broncos

Scott Chandler, TE, Bills

Chris Clemons, S, Dolphins

Vontae Davis, CB, Colts

Ed Dickson, TE, Ravens

Jermichael Finley, TE, Packers

Andrew Hawkins, WR, Bengals

Shaun Hill, QB, Lions

James Jones, WR, Packers

Maurice Jones-Drew, RB, Jaguars

Josh McCown, QB, Bears

Captain Munnerlyn, CB, Panthers

Brandon Pettigrew, TE, Lions

Andre Roberts, WR, Cardinals

Emmanuel Sanders, WR, Steelers

Matt Schaub, QB, Texans

Geoff Schwartz, G, Chiefs

Alterraun Verner, CB, Titans

Michael Vick, QB, Eagles

T.J. Ward, S, Browns

Donte Whitner, S, 49ers

h/t to The Jets Blog