The New York Jets are interested in trading for New Orleans Saints running back Chris Ivory, a restricted free agent who visited Friday with the Jets, league sources confirmed.

Ivory was the odd-man out in the Saints' crowded backfield last season, but he still received a second-round tender, which would be a one-year, $2.023 million contract. If the Saints declined to match an offer sheet, they'd receive the Jets' second-round pick (39th overall) as compensation.

The Jets have no intention of surrendering their second-round pick for a player who rushed for only 217 yards last season, but they're willing to part with a late-round pick. The Saints are interested in trading Ivory, according to a source.