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Turner’s time with the Jets comes to a close after just one season. The Jets also fired QB coach Charles London, DL coach Eric Washington, LB coach Aaron Curry, defensive assistant Roosevelt Williams and defensive assistant Alonso Escalante.

Curry is due $5.75 million, but beat writer Vittorio Tafur expects him to return on a restructured deal. According to league sources, Curry is “liked” by new GM Reggie McKenzie. Coming off an up-and-down 2011, Huff is due a $4 million roster bonus on March 16, but his $4 million salary is fully guaranteed.

Curry likely turned a large portion of his $5.8 million base salary into incentives, giving him the ability to earn it all back if he plays well in 2012. It will be the final year of Curry’s contract. After coming over from Seattle before the 2011 trade deadline, Curry started nine games. Pro Football Focus graded him positively in run defense, but poorly in pass coverage.

It’s purely a cap maneuver, as Curry’s $5.76 million 2012 salary will now be split over the next two seasons. Curry would have been released were he not open to an “extension.”

The final three seasons are voidable, however, and none of Curry’s $3.5 million due in 2013 is guaranteed. It’s believed the deal will void after two seasons, assuming Curry is still a Raider then. He received a $1.885 million signing bonus and a 2012 base salary of $615,000. Curry should return as a starter in 2012, and he will be back in 2013 if he plays well on the weak side.

“We’re fastly approaching that day where he’s either going to be out here ready to go or he’s not,” said Allen. “Because it’s not a game where you just show up and play.” Curry recently visited a doctor in Los Angeles for a second opinion on his ailing knees. He showed up at camp Sunday and still couldn’t practice. Curry opened camp on the PUP list and could stay there into the season.

Curry missed the entirety of training camp after his ailing knees failed to respond to stem-cell treatment. Rookie Miles Burris, a favorite of NFL Films guru Greg Cosell, has been starting in Curry’s place throughout August.

On the active/PUP list, Curry’s knees haven’t responded to stem-cell treatment. “He’ll go down and we’ll let him get basically a second opinion and see if we can’t do something to get him better,” was all coach Dennis Allen would say about the situation on Friday. It’s sounding like Curry’s season is in jeopardy. None of Curry’s $3.5 million salary is guaranteed.

Curry recently traveled to L.A. for a second opinion on his ailing knees, and he’s yet to practice in training camp. No portion of Curry’s $3.5M salary is guaranteed. The Raiders could end up rolling with rookie Miles Burris instead.

Coach Dennis Allen sounded optimistic about activating Curry earlier in the week, but took a step back on Friday. “I’ll make that decision, probably, whenever I need to, whenever I feel it’s the right thing for our football team, and we’ve still got time to do that,” Allen said. “I’m not going to make that decision before I have to.” The Raiders have to decide by Wednesday whether to activate Curry, waive him or place him on season-ending Injured Reserve.