After being noncommittal about his future near the end of the season, Josh McCown says that he wants to continue playing football and would like to return to the New York Jets.

"Right now, that's how it's looking," McCown said on the NFL Network. "At this time of the year, I go through those conversations with my family, talk with them through that, pray through that.

"But where we're at right now, I feel like I want to play. ... I'm looking forward to the next few months, seeing what happens, and I'll be ready to go."

McCown, who turns 39 on July 4, is a pending free agent after playing on a one-year contract that earned him $7.625 million, including playing-time bonuses.