With the start of free agency officially set to begin in just a few days, the New York Jets are ready to be major players in hopes of rebuilding the franchise.

According to Brian Costello of the New York Post, Jets general manager Mike Maccagnan intends to be very active right away with the team's $90 million in salary cap space.

“It will be interesting to see which players we can potentially line up first for initial visits,” Maccagnan said. “Obviously we’ll be very active on the first day in terms of the higher profile guys. I think the one thing I’ve noticed in the NFL this year or in the past years, I should say, is free agency moves very quickly. If you have guys targeted and you have your range how you value them, we’ll be very active.”

The Jets will have quite a lot of money to throw around this offseason after they finished the 2017-18 regular season at 5-11, which was fourth place in the AFC East standings.

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One name that is expected to be watched intently by is none other than quarterback Kirk Cousins, who may very well be signed to a massive contract next week by the Jets.

“We may sign a big-ticket guy. We may sign a small-ticket guy. It will be very interesting to see how it plays out,” Maccagnan added. “Everybody is well aware we have quite a bit of cap space to work with. There are quite a few players we’re interested in.”

The Jets are clearly in need of help at various positions on offense, so don't be surprised to see them make a splash when it comes to the market for positions like running back, center, and wide receiver.