Muhammad Wilkerson remains absent from the New York Jets' OTAs as he attempts to get a new contract.

"We're continuing to have dialogue sporadically," owner Woody Johnson said at the Spring League Meeting, per the New York Post, "but it's got to be something that works for both sides."

Wilkerson is due to earn $6.97 million this season after the Jets exercised the fifth-year option on his rookie contract. He lost quite a bit of leverage when the organization selected USC star Leonard Williams at No. 6 overall in the 2015 NFL Draft.