Jason Taylor, 50, came to the Jets after 13 seasons in the NFL (12 with the Dolphins, 1 with Washington) and was part of a wild ride that season as HC Rex Ryan and QB Mark Sanchez led the Green & White to their second consecutive AFC Championship game. Taylor played in 16 regular-season games (he had 5 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, both which he recovered, 36 tackles, 8 TFL, 7 QB hits and a safety) and all 3 in the postseason, which ended with a crushing 24-19 loss at Pittsburgh.

“We’re here with friends, families and former teammates from high school, college,” Jason Taylor said. “He’s got some LSU guys. His tight end coach from LSU came down. We’re hanging out and obviously sitting around for the first 45 minutes, waiting for the pick, waiting for the phone call, was stressful. I’ve been crying since about four o’clock this afternoon, but it’s all good here.”

The football pedigree is strong between Jason and Mason, a point driven home by HC Aaron Glenn when he was asked about the power of bloodlines — father-son, or between brothers.

“Listen, I just trust that Jason just, in his DNA, put what he has into his son, and it shows up on tape,” Glenn said. “God makes everybody different. If you have a brother or a father, whatever, that played, the thing is it’s tough not to understand and be around it for the most part.”

Taylor was a ferocious defender in his days with the Dolphins, winning the Associated Press Player of the Year Award in 2006. He was also a three-time AP first-team All-Pro. And he holds the NFL record for most fumbles returned for a TD (6).