... that Jets Running Back/Kick Returner Leon Washington wanted more money and a new contract.

The Jets, according to several reports, offered Washington a very lucrative contract last summer, and Washington refused to take it.  Sure enough, Washington's decision to not sign that contract came back to bite him in the rear, er, the leg.

Washington broke his leg in a game against the Oakland Raiders, ending his 2009 season, and bringing up questions about whether he still has the ability to be a gamebreaker.

This off-season, Washington became a restricted free agent, and the Jets gave Washington a second-round tender.  He hasn't signed his tender with the Jets yet, and clearly still wants the big money. 

But ...

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