Jets' Scott could be on block

Bart Scott's future with the Jets remains in question.

The linebacker's agent, Harold Lewis, told Newsday Monday that he discussed the possibility of a trade with the Jets during the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis this past week. The Jets, however, haven't granted Scott permission to seek a trade, nor has he formally requested one.

Scott, 31, who wasn't happy with his role and reduced playing time at the end of the season, is due to pocket a guaranteed $4.4 million in base salary in 2012, the fourth season of a six-year, $48-million pact. Newsday reported after the Jets' season-ending loss in Miami that Scott likely wouldn't be back with the team for a fourth season.

Scott was one of the first players Rex Ryan targeted in free agency when he took over in 2009. But Scott's playing time took a big dip in 2011.

It might be hard for the Jets to justify paying Scott such a hefty sum if he is brought back as a reserve, a role that frustrated the linebacker.

Scott's discontent bubbled over the day after the Jets' season finale, when he made an obscene gesture at a photographer in the locker room as he went to pack up his belongings. The team fined him $10,000.

Asked as he exited Jan. 2 if he would not be back with the Jets in 2012, Scott said: "I don't know why. I've got a guaranteed contract for $4 million.''

Meanwhile, representatives for running back Brandon Jacobs reportedly met with the Giants this weekend to discuss parameters under which he might return to the team. He's owed $4.9 million in 2012 and almost certainly won't be back at that price.