Jets TE Tyler Conklin - 'Plenty of room' for Dalvin Cook in N.Y. - ESPN

Tight end Tyler Conklin believes there's «plenty of room» for Dalvin Cook in the Jets' backfield if his former teammate is interested in signing to play with New York.

Conklin was asked about the possibility of the Jets adding the four-time Pro Bowl running back, who was released by the Minnesota Vikings earlier this month, on Monday during an appearance on NFL Network's «Good Morning Football.»

Jets coach Robert Saleh didn't dismiss the idea of the Jets' interest in Cook earlier this month when he said the Jets would «turn the stones over on that one,» while ultimately saying the decision would be general manager Joe Douglas to make.

Cook also has been liking social media posts linking him to several teams, such as the Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots and the Jets.

«There's plenty of room. We've got room for whoever wants to come help us win a Super Bowl,» Conklin said. «Me and Dalvin were basically locker mates my first couple years, and he was an awesome guy. I reached out to him because I was just curious, like are the rumors true? Is this actually possible?

»That'd be a special backfield with Breece [Hall] and Dalvin and the rookie (Israel Abanikanda) and whatnot, Mike Carter. I don't know. That's a lot of running backs, but I think that'd be special, especially in this outside zone scheme."

The Jets also have running back Zonovan Knight, who rushed for 300 yards as a rookie last season. Hall is returning from a torn ACL, which prematurely ended his rookie season. He still led the Jets with 463 yards even though he only played in seven games.

Cook seemed to agree with Conklin's sentiment, reacting to a video of his former teammate's comments.