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          Free-agent RB Karlos Williams: 'I'd like to fly with the Jets, baby'

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          • Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterAug 25, 2016, 10:30 AM ET
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              Rich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for the New York Daily News and is a graduate of Syracuse University. You can follow him via Twitter @RichCimini.
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          FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Former Buffalo Bills running back Karlos Williams, looking for a job, was so encouraged by his visit with the New York Jets this week that he decided to tell the world about it.

          He posted a video, presumably on a friend's Twitter account, in which he detailed his two-day visit with the Jets, Tuesday and Wednesday. Williams didn't mention names, but he said he met with the general manager, personnel director, head of security and owner. He must have been mistaken because he didn't meet owner Woody Johnson, who wasn't in the building at the time of the visit. But he did, in fact, meet with the others.

          "Talked good vibes," Williams said on the video. "Asked me a lot of combine [type] questions, obviously. Want to know my background and my people. No offer yet, but it was a good visit."

          It's unusual for a player to be so public with this sort of thing, but he's obviously trying to promote himself. Williams needs to brush up on his geography, though.

          "I love the city of Jersey," he said. "I love New York, love being close to the city. I'd like to fly with the Jets, baby."

          With that, Williams extended his arms and made like a jet plane.

          The Jets' interest is only preliminary at this point, so no deal is imminent. As a rookie for the Bills last season, Williams rushed for 517 yards and seven touchdowns. He also scored two receiving touchdowns. He landed in Bills coach Rex Ryan's doghouse by reporting to camp out of shape and he was waived last Saturday.

          Jets coach Todd Bowles wasn't among those who met with Williams, but he said the visit went well.

          "Obviously, he had issues in the past," Bowles said. "[The scouts] did their due diligence to work him out, and that's all they were trying to do."