John Abraham's agents yesterday refuted widespread reports that the Jets' franchise player is close to ending his six-month contract dispute. "The statement that John is going to be there by the end of the weekend is false," the Baltimore office of agents Tony Agnone and Rich Rosa said in a statement. "His options are open to do what he's entitled to do under the collective bargaining agreement." That means it's possible that Abraham, who was still in South Carolina yesterday, will not report until the Tuesday before the regular-season opener, the deadline for receiving his first game check in the amount of $392,157. Rosa and Agnone were not available to elaborate on the statement released by their office, but essentially Abraham has no plans to sign his one-year, $6.7-million franchise tender until next week at the earliest. As the Jets wrapped up training camp yesterday with their final two practices, coach Herman Edwards continued to downplay Abraham's absence. "I'm not frustrated with him because that's a decision that he has to make, and he has a right to make his own decision," Edwards said.