The New York Jets opened their mandatory minicamp Tuesday without Ryan Fitzpatrick, who is still unsigned.

The Jets are in no rush to sign the quarterback and are prepared for the standoff to last until the start of training camp on July 27.

"If it doesn't get resolved in the next two days, it's going to have to, I guess," Todd Bowles said.

Bowles said the Jets "don't have a drop-dead deadline," hinting that he wouldn't be opposed to letting the issue linger.

"The later he comes in -- if he comes in -- the more he has to catch up on," Bowles said of Fitzpatrick. "Hopefully, [it's] sooner than later, but you treat it like an injury. If he's not here, you get other guys ready to play."