They gave him the choice between Jax and the Jets and he picked NY.
Such a fumb ducking move. "Gee, let's see, I can go to a place where I'd be lauded as a hero and would fill seats and win more games and help a team make the playoffs for the first time since I was born, or I can go to a place where I'll sit for 3 years, be hated forever, and have my teammates spit on my gear in the locker room. I'll go to NY!"