Steve McLendon to Jets: Latest Contract Details and Reaction

March 15, 2016   ·   Joe Pantorno   ·   Jump to comments

Free-agent nose tackle Steve McLendon has signed a three-year deal with the New York Jets that's worth up to $12 million with $4 million guaranteed, per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.
McLendon made his signing official with a statement through his agent Richard Kopelman, per Jeremy Fowler of ESPN:
Newsday's Kimberley A. Martin first reported the deal on Tuesday.
McLendon spent the first six years of his NFL career with the Pittsburgh Steelers and didn't see regular playing time until the 2013 season. After starting just one game with Pittsburgh over his first three years, McLendon started 31 over the next three. 
Rapoport noted McLendon's road to becoming a starter wasn't easy after being invited to Steelers training camp in 2009 after another player had backed out.
At 6'4", 280 pounds, McLendon developed into a solid run-stopping option for Pittsburgh last season. According to Dave Bryan of the Steelers Depot website, the opposition aver...

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