Frustrated OL Kendall wants Jets to trade him

What they do have, though, is lots of hard feelings.

"The situation bothers me," Kendall said. "It's just one thing after another. I placed a phone call to Eric right before the draft and I'm still waiting for a return phone call. I don't know how to take that. He talked to my agent, and my agent told him, `Call Pete.' I still haven't gotten a phone call back. I guess you take it for what it is."

Kendall actually did receive a call from Mangini sometime Wednesday night, but he said it lasted only seconds and was far from friendly.

"All I know is he wanted to know how this was going to go down today," Kendall said.

Mangini quickly brushed off questions about that conversation.

"All meetings that I have with the players are really internal meetings," Mangini said. "That's not just this meeting. It's really all meetings."

Tannenbaum was complimentary of Kendall, and said the fact Schwartz represents first-round pick Darrelle Revis has no bearing on this situation.

"I have all the respect in the world for him," Tannenbaum said of Kendall. "He's played for this organization for three years, came in and played at a high level. He helped Curtis Martin to a rushing title, he played hurt the next year when we were 4-12. Last year, he played well, which did not surprise me."

Before last season, the Jets were set to cut Kendall, but gave him the chance to shop himself around to find a new deal with another team. When the offers were not as good as New York's, Kendall chose to sign a four-year deal -- not a one-year contract -- with the Jets.

"I think all parties went into last year with the understanding that it was a one-year deal," Kendall said. "Eric had serious reservations about keeping me on the team, but we were able to come to an agreement."

Tannenbaum downplayed the situation, and added that the Jets are not trying to trade Kendall.

"Last year, he signed a contract he felt comfortable with at the time and that was a good one in everyone's interest," Tannenbaum said. "And he's here at a mandatory minicamp."

But for how long? Kendall didn't participate in voluntary OTAs during the past few weeks, saying he was working on a continuing education program. As for training camp next month, Kendall isn't sure if he'll be there.

"You never say never and I wouldn't say the bridge has been totally burned, but it doesn't seem like there's any room to give," he said. "When I'm told that my request is reasonable and there's agreement that I'm underpaid, I don't know what else to say."