The Jets have moved Avery Williamson to Darron Lee’s position, as there is a chance they could trade Lee, a former first-round draft pick entering the final year of his rookie contract.

Williamson played the middle linebacker (“mike”) spot last season, his first with the Jets. But that position is now occupied by C.J. Mosley, whom the Jets just gave $51 million in free agency. So Williamson slides to the weak-side linebacker (“will”) spot previously occupied by Lee, who has never really had the makings of a true middle linebacker.

With Mosley and Williamson as the starting inside linebackers in their 3-4 defense, the Jets could trade Lee or retain him as a backup who could contribute on passing downs, since coverage isn’t really Williamson’s strength.

The Jets are two practices into their three-day voluntary minicamp, and Lee has been absent throughout the minicamp so far, as a trade remains possible.

With Lee away (and perhaps soon gone for good), Williamson is trying to develop a relationship with Mosley. Williamson said Wednesday he plans to sit down with Mosley next week so they can dig into the particulars of new coordinator Gregg Williams’ scheme together. That’s a big task for Mosley and Williamson — mastering Williams’ defense.

As Mosley takes over the middle linebacker role from Williamson, Mosley will now wear the helmet that receives radio communication from Williams. So Mosley will be responsible for getting the play calls from Williams and relaying them to the Jets’ other defenders. But Williamson, as a former “mike," knows he can help with this task of relaying calls.

“There’s a lot of stuff that the mike has to do,” Williamson said. “I’ve done that for five years, so I know it’s a lot of stuff. If you can get help from your other linebacker, that’s huge. We just have to kind of figure out a system of how we’re going to do it, because I don’t want to interfere with him.”

The Jets now have two inside linebackers with extensive “mike” experience, which Williamson believes could be helpful to Williams’ defense.

“I feel like it could be really beneficial, because we’ve both been in that mindset of calling the plays," Williamson said. “So the communication level should be through the roof. The more communication, the better.”

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For Williamson, there will be some adjustments with his move from middle linebacker to “will.” As a rookie with the Titans in 2014, he spent some time at the position, so it’s not entirely unfamiliar to him. He said coverage drops and pre-snap alignment details will be his biggest adjustments, as he slides over to the new position.

“It’s a little different,” he said. “Regardless of where I’m at, I feel like I’m going to be a playmaker. I’m excited about it. The position change shouldn’t affect my playmaking. I feel like it shouldn’t affect it at all.”

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