The Facts: Following up on the ongoing story. ... Now that the partnership between Adam Gase and Mike Maccagnan has ended, the focus of the Jets world shifts to another relationship: Gase and Bell. A source said Gase and Bell have been in constant contact since the offseason program began last month despite Bell not being in Florham Park for most of the workouts. The two communicated after the Maccagnan firing both on Wednesday and Thursday, and the conversations have been positive, according to the source.

Diehards Line: Gase may have an easy way out of this by pointing the finger at the media, as Bell alluded to in a series of tweets related to the situation. There were reports on Wednesday about Gase being against paying Bell as much as the Jets did. Other reports took it a step further that Gase did not want Bell at all. The Jets coach can easily deny the reports to Bell and blame the media, which Bell has his own issues with. But Gase must then keep Bell happy when the season starts, or this issue may bubble up again. It will be up to Gase to keep Bell’s workload at a level that makes the running back content. As the Post suggests, if Bell thrives with the Jets under Gase and the team wins, none of this talk in May will matter, including Bell’s absence from voluntary workouts. The Jets have their mandatory minicamp on June 4-6, and Bell is expected to be there.