The Jets have not had any progress in their extension talks with former 1^st round pick Dustin Keller, who is heading into a contract year. Keller told ESPN New York today that he’s “frustrated” with the situation. Keller’s frustration is undoubtedly fueled by the fact that division rival Rob Gronkowski, who has 2 years less experience than him, just got 54 million over 6 years.

Keller is obviously not on the same level as Gronkowski, but he did have 65 catches for 815 yards and 5 touchdowns on a generally stagnant passing offense last year and probably ranks among the top-5 at his position, though the Jets would probably be wise to make Keller prove it again as he was a pretty marginal tight end in his 1^st three years in the league from 2008-2010. He’ll make just over 3 million in the final year of his 5 year rookie deal in 2012 and the Jets will have the option to franchise him pretty inexpensively next offseason. The franchise tag value for tight ends this offseason was 5.446 million. He could easily go into next season without a long term deal.

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