New York Jets linebacker Jonathan Vilma has been given permission to shop himself in a trade.

With asterisk.

According to the Boston Globe, Vilma’s camp claims that he’s limited to 30 teams, and that the Jets have made it clear that he isn’t permitted to shop himself to the New England Patriots.

A “high-ranking Jets official” told the Globe that no team is off limits.  Still, we can’t imagine the Jets and the Pats trading anything at this point other than insults.

None of it really matters, because Vilma has proven not to be a good fit for the 3-4 defense.  He needs to play for a team that runs a 4-3, and the Pats don’t.