Ty Law agreed to a multiyear contract with the Jets yesterday, giving New York a Pro Bowl cornerback who helped the New England Patriots win three Super Bowls.

The deal could be worth as much as $28.5 million for the first three years and as much as $50 million over seven years, agent Carl Poston said. The contract is laden with incentives – among them leading the Jets to the Super Bowl – and has options for both sides.

“I think this team is on the verge of doing something very special, and that’s why I wanted to join them,” Law said at a news conference yesterday.

The 31-year-old Law took a physical and worked out for the team yesterday. He is intent on showing the Jets that he is completely healed from a serious foot injury.

“I think I have something to prove all the time anyway, that’s just my mind-set. It’s how I approach the game,” Law said. “I’m going to prove to all the doubters, if there are any out there, that I’m still the best cornerback in football.”

Law gives the Jets a shut-down defensive back who will start at left cornerback, which was vacated when Donnie Abraham retired shortly before training camp.

“He’s an excellent player and helps us get better,” said coach Herm Edwards, who met with Law last night.

Law was in the final season of a seven-year, $51 million contract with the Patriots, and was due $12.5 million this season, but the team would have taken a big hit on its salary cap. Law reportedly wasn’t willing to restructure his contract, so New England released him in February.

To make room for Law, the Jets released Ray Mickens, who had been listed as a starting cornerback during the first week of camp. Law will wear Mickens’s no. 24 jersey, the number Law wore during his Patriots years.

The team also let go of safety Derek Pagel, guard Dave Yovanovits, running back Delvin Joyce, and cornerback Roosevelt Williams.

Law missed the Patriots’ third championship with a broken foot. The 10-year veteran needed surgery in January to repair ligament damage after a season ending fracture during an October loss in Pittsburgh that ended New England’s record 21-game winning streak.

Law has four Pro Bowl appearances and holds Patriots records with 36 interceptions and six regular-season touchdowns on interceptions.

Mickens, who played nine seasons for the Jets and was a fan favorite, missed last year with a torn knee ligament but looked good in camp. He started 14 games in 2003 when Abraham was injured and had been a key part of the Jets’ nickel package.

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BEARS DOWN DOLPHINS IN HALL OF FAME GAME Rookie Kyle Orton riddled Miami’s third-string defense on two late touchdown drives, lifting the Bears past the Dolphins 27-24 in the Hall of Fame game last night in Canton, Ohio.

The fourth-round draft pick from Purdue connected with Carl Ford for a 43-yard score with 7:23 remaining. After Olindo Mare was short on a 54-yard field goal try, Orton guided Chicago 56 yards, keyed by a 34-yard bullet to Eddie Berlin and a third-down interference penalty. Zack Abron ran it in from the 4.

Orton’s strong performance – 7-for-11 for 175 yards – spoiled the debut of Nick Saban as an NFL coach and Ricky Williams’s return to the Miami lineup.

Williams entered on Miami’s second series and had a 2-yard run. He had another 2-yard run and gained 2 yards on a pass on which he stumbled during the next possession. In the second period, Williams had runs of 3, 2, and -1. He finished with 8 yards on five carries.

That was it for the former rushing king, who will sit out the first four games of the regular season under an NFL suspension for violating the substance abuse policy.