Sat 12/31/11 9:17 AM

Backup Jets QB Mark Brunell would like to return for a 19th NFL season in 2012. "I'd love to continue being a Jet for another year, and if that didn't happen, I would certainly welcome another opportunity," Brunell said. Brunell's desire to continue playing is probably motivated at least in part by money, as the former Jaguar was forced to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in June 2010. With Mark Sanchez appearing to regress in 2011, the Jets will likely make upgrading on the 41-year-old Brunell a priority this offseason.