National Football League

Edwards: I'd like to stay with Jets

Published Mar. 7, 2011 12:00 a.m. ET

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New York Jets wide receiver Braylon Edwards made a brief appearance in Manhattan criminal court Monday before the judge decided to adjourn his case until May 16.

The 28-year-old free agent told reporters he still wants to play for the Jets this coming season, and his attorney filed legal motions challenging the accuracy of the blood alcohol exams that show Edwards was at twice the legal limit.

"I talked to Rex ... a couple of days ago, more a catching up type of thing," Edwards said after the hearing, referring to Jets head coach Rex Ryan. "The interest is there on their side. The interest is there on my side, so we have to wait to see what happens."

Last Sept. 21, police in Manhattan pulled over Edwards' Range Rover for having excessively tinted windows. Cops said he appeared intoxicated and blew a 0.16 (twice the legal limit) on a Breathalyzer test.

His attorney, Peter Frankel, filed routine motions challenging the accuracy of the two tests Edwards was given, one in the field and one back at the precinct, that indicated the star player was drunk.

Edwards and all other NFL players cannot sign new contracts until the league's labor situation is resolved. The deadline on the expiring collective bargaining agreement was extended one week to this coming Friday, and negotiations resumed Monday in Washington.

The drunken driving charge isn't Edwards' first brush with the law. Two days before he was traded to the Jets in October 2009 he allegedly punched a local party promoter at a Cleveland nightclub.

He pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor assault charge and was given probation.

Edwards is coming off a solid season in which he posted 53 catches for 904 yards and seven touchdown s to help the Jets reach the AFC Championship Game for the second straight year.