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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- The first rule of Jets training camp: No talking about Ryan Fitzpatrick.With players reporting Wednesday to the teams facility for physicals a day before the start of practices, this biggest topic of conversation was the guy who wasnt even there.No one knows if or when Fitzpatrick will re-sign with New York. But one thing was clear: Discussing the quarterbacks monthslong contract stalemate with the Jets was off limits.All questions about Ryan are for coach (Todd) Bowles, running back Matt Forte said. They told me to tell you all that. Everybody knows who `they are.The team has been locked in a staredown with Fitzpatrick and his representatives all winter, spring and, now, summer. Fitzpatrick set a franchise record with 31 touchdown passes last year while leading the Jets within a victory of a playoff spot. But he and the Jets have failed to come to an agreement on a deal that would satisfy both sides.So, for now, Geno Smith is the starter again -- just as he was a year ago, before a punch from a teammate broke his jaw during camp and pushed Fitzpatrick into the role he never relinquished even when Smith got healthy.Forte was one of five Jets players who spoke to the media on report day, along with center Nick Mangold, safety Marcus Gilchrist and linebackers David Harris and Erin Henderson. Each of them sidestepped questions about Fitzpatrick, deferring to Bowles.The Jets coach was scheduled to speak to the media for the first time Thursday after the first training camp practice.I have talked to Fitz, said Mangold, one of the quarterbacks best friends on the team. Do I talk football or business? No, because I ask him how his kids are doing, hows your golf game, those type of things. As far as his mindset, I have no idea.When pressed about whether hes curious about whats going on, Mangold came up with an unusual comparison: those who go to smell the stench of the corpse flower at the New York Botanical Garden.Yes, really.Curiosity is going to get you over to that plant in the Bronx and smell that terrible smell, Mangold said. Yeah, the corpse flower. Curiosity is going to get you to smell something. Some people want to smell something bad. Some people want to find out different mindsets. I dont particularly care.Mangold reiterated that he has no control over the contract situation with Fitzpatrick and is focused now only on who is actually in camp.Hopefully, things get worked out, he said. If they dont, they dont. If they do, thats great. I have no control over it, so I dont particularly worry about it.If Fitzpatrick doesnt come back, then the job is all Smiths. Forte, who signed with New York in March as a free agent, was impressed by what he saw during the offseason.You could see his arm strength, his accuracy and his decision-making were pretty good, Forte said. There werent too many drills we were doing where there was pressure, but his timing and calling timeouts, he made good decisions on that. Going against our defense, which is no slack of a defense, it was good to see him do that and I was impressed by him.Several players, such as wide receivers Brandon Marshall and Eric Decker, made it clear early in the offseason that they would like to see Fitzpatrick return. That might have created a bit of an awkward situation for Smith, who has tried to approach the offseason as though hell be the starter in Week 1 against Cincinnati.Nobody knows except him, Harris said of Smith. But hes not going around throwing a pity party for himself. I know that.Fitzpatrick wasnt the only player not in attendance when the rest of the team arrived. Linebacker Darron Lee, the teams first-round draft pick, reached an agreement on a four-year deal worth $10.2 million with the Jets later Wednesday.Lee, who was with the team for offseason workouts and minicamp, is expected to have a big role immediately in Bowles defense as a hybrid linebacker who can play in different spots on the field because of his speed and athleticism.Hell be here in time, Harris said a few hours before Lee signed. I dont know when, but it happens all around the league. Its the business side of it and I respect it. Im pretty sure hell come here ready to go when he does get here. I know what type of player he is and I know hes going to be in his playbook the days hes not here, so Im not worried about that.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: http://twitter.com/AP-NFL Marcus Johansson Jersey . -- Tony Stewart is 20 pounds lighter and has a titanium rod in his surgically repaired right leg. 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Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge wants his AFL side to enjoy the week ahead as they seek to end more than 60 years of anguish.The Bulldogs will face Sydney in the clubs first grand final since 1961, and theyll be gunning for their first premiership since 1954.That drought will generate plenty of headlines before the ball is bounced on Saturday, while the 22 players will deal with the drama of grand final week.All the people who have experienced them will tell you that youve just got to enjoy the moment, youve got to enjoy the week, Beveridge said of his clubs approach to the next six days.Youve got to make sure that you dont play the game over and over (in your head).Every final is essentially more important than home-and-away games, but if you stray from what you know, youre in a bit of strife.Beveridge admitted it would be challenging for his side to deliver their trademark freewheeling approach in such a high-stakes contest.(The players will be) trying to find a level head to play with the freedom that youd like to, but also understand the significance of the occasion and the opportunity, he said.The nature of our players and the way that theyre built, such a contemporary neew age sort of a bunch, I think theyll just really enjoy it and take it in their stride.ddddddddddddJordan Roughead played no part in the second half after smothering a kick with his face.Roughead is upbeat he will be fit to face the Swans, but the club will be sweating on an update regarding his injured eye.The Bulldogs have endured a luckless year on the injury front, with a series of setbacks headlined by captain Bob Murphys knee reconstruction.Murphy, who was drafted in 1999 and has featured in 295 games for the Bulldogs, hasnt played since round three of the regular season.The 33-year-old was in tears at Spotless Stadium after his side clinched a spot in the grand final.Theres a lot of emotional people out there and no doubt everyone feels for Bob but hes just been such enormous support for the players, Beveridge said.You guys know the sort of person he is. Hes such a dignified young man, too. He will just go about supporting the players as he has. Nothing will change.He wont take anyones mind off whats up ahead. Hell handle it in the right fashion. ' ' '