The Jets still like veteran running back Thomas Jones so much they took out a full-page ad in the main section of Sunday’s Kansas City Star to say thanks. The ad, on Page A11 of the paper, featured a huge picture of Jones in his Jets uniform carrying the football. The ad reads: “A person who embodies TOUGHNESS, DEDICATION and LEADERSHIP. Thanks TJ for three great seasons. Woody Johnson, Coach Rex Ryan, Mike Tannenbaum and the New York Jets.” It’s an unusual gesture, considering that the Jets didn’t match the two-year, $5 million offer Jones got from the Chiefs (he’ll make $3 million in 2010, as opposed to the $5.8 million he was due to make from the Jets) and promptly started pursuing LaDainian Tomlinson. “T. J. meant a lot to this team,” the team spokesman Bruce Speight said Sunday. “We have a tremendous amount of respect for him and the way he goes about his business. We wish him the best and wanted to express our appreciation.”