So when new Steelers cornerback Brandin Echols, who played the last two seasons with the Jets and Rodgers, was asked this week if he was recruiting Rodgers to Pittsburgh, Echols didn’t hesitate. “Hell yeah,” Echols told reporters at his introductory news conference in Pittsburgh. “Tell his ass come on.”

Lindenhurst’s Jeremy Ruckert, another teammate of Fields' at Ohio State, is the most productive tight end on the Jets’ roster. They could try to re-sign Tyler Conklin or draft one at the position. Penn State’s Tyler Warren is a possibility with seventh overall pick.