Steve Mclendon

It’s the midway point of the NFL season and as most writers, bloggers, fans and pundits like to do, we’re going to take a look at the team’s results at with half the season in the books.  But let’s be honest here folks, at 1-7, there will be a whole lot more bad and ugly… Read more

With the start of the NFL season just days away, the Jets have named their six team captains for the 2019 season according to the team’s official twitter account. https://twitter.com/nyjets/status/1169258226518560769 The captains are are quarterback Sam Darnold, left tackle Kelvin Beachum, safety Jamal Adams, linebacker C.J. Mosley, defensive lineman Steve McLendon and safety Rontez Miles… Read more

After getting Henry Anderson re-signed the other day, the Jets have now announced the return of fellow defensive lineman Steve McLendon. https://twitter.com/AceFan23/status/1106208852008202240 The always underrated McLendon is a respected leader in the locker room and a player who has performed well since his arrival from Pittsburgh as a free agent three seasons ago… Read more

Well, the 2018 season is in the books.  Todd Bowles has been shown the door after a disastrous 4-12 season and there are plenty of decisions to be made once his replacement has been found.  Mike Maccagnan is going to be retained and will be heavily involved in selecting the team’s new head coach.  As… Read more

Two weeks ago, after losing to the Vikings, Jet’s safety Jamal Adams made an impassioned plea to the Jet’s locker room that they didn’t want to wind up like last season when things went from bad to worse. The Jets were 3-4 last season too, and then went off the rails, losing 7 of their… Read more

For the third time this season, the Jets got major contributions from all three phases of the game, leading to a 42-34 victory over the visiting Indianapolis Colts.  Let’s take a look at Gang Green’s report card: Quarterback: A Darnold played his best game as a pro, completing 80% of his passes while throwing a… Read more

Whether it’s a misinformed pundit who covers the NFL on a national level, or just your run of the mill “Same old Jets” fan who lamented the fact that the team opted to trade Teddy Bridgewater in favor of Sam Darnold, last night was a shock to the system.  In what was easily the team’s… Read more

While the Sam Darnold watch continues, there’s still plenty of other action going on at 1 Jets drive where several players have been standing out without any pads, but that changes today.  It’s a fan day out in Florham Park, so what might you want to keep an eye out for?  Here’s a few tips…… Read more

Training camp is now just a couple of short weeks away, Jets fans, so with that in mind, JetNation.com will be taking a close look at each position group on both sides of the ball to see where the team stands as Todd Bowles readies his team for a season-opening Monday Night Football tilt on… Read more

3 seasons ago, the Pittsburgh Steelers cut ties with then 30-year-old defensive lineman Steve McLendon. The Steelers had possibly figured McLendon’s best football days were  behind him. His contract was up, and they didn’t think that he would be worth the amount of money he could command on the free agent market. Before McLendon was… Read more

https://twitter.com/nyjets/status/810272367641497601 After suffering a knee injury last week, Matt Forte will return to action tonight against the Miami Dolphins. Forte said he believes he’s been playing with a torn meniscus. Either way, between Forte being injured and Bilal Powell’s performance last week, Powell should have a significantly increased workload. Both Steve McLendon and Lorenzo Mauldin… Read more