When the clock struck midnight, Jets unrestricted free agent nose tackle Jason Ferguson turned into a Cowboy.
Ferguson, who anchored the Jets run defense last season, rebuffed the Jets' offer and will sign with the Cowboys and former Jets coach Bill Parcells, someone with knowledge of the situation said early this morning.
Terms of the contract were unavailable.
The move left the Jets, who felt they were close to a deal with Ferguson, scrambling to find a replacement. They're eyeing Bills free agent defensive tackle Pat Williams, trying to get him to fly to New York today. Williams is believed to have several bidders, including one from the Vikings.
Ferguson, 30, will be reunited with Parcells, who drafted him in the seventh round out of Georgia in 1997.
