Thomas Jones, who turns 32 in August, is due to earn a $3 million roster bonus next month plus a $2.8 million base salary in 2010. The Jets want him to renegotiate his contract or they'll likely release him. The club and Jones' agent, Drew Rosenhaus, have had discussions and the two sides are expected to talk this week at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis. The Jets, who led the NFL in rushing (172.3 yards per game), feel Jones is expendable because of their offensive line, which has started 35 consecutive games together, the emergence of rookie Shonn Greene and the return of Leon Washington, who suffered a compound fracture of his right leg last season. Plus, Jones, perhaps slowed by a knee injury, faded in the playoffs last season, rushing for just 117 yards and a touchdown on 45 carries (2.6-yard average).