{"id":32023,"date":"2016-03-15T19:21:15","date_gmt":"2016-03-15T23:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jetnation.com\/?p=32023"},"modified":"2016-03-15T19:40:05","modified_gmt":"2016-03-15T23:40:05","slug":"report-jets-to-sign-former-steelers-dl-mclendon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2016\/03\/15\/report-jets-to-sign-former-steelers-dl-mclendon\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Jets to Sign Former Steelers DL McLendon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Glenn Naughton<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kimberly Martin of Newsday is reporting the Jets are expected to sign free agent nose tackle Steve McLendon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Steelers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Steelers<\/a> NT Steve McLendon is expected to sign with the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Jets?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Jets<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kimberley A. Martin (@ByKimberleyA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ByKimberleyA\/status\/709870178922696704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>McLendon, a six-year veteran out of Troy University has appeared in 79 career games, starting 32. \u00a0Over the course of his career, McLendon has 58 tackles and 5 sacks. \u00a0A dramatically different player than recently departed NT Damon Harrison, McLendon is listed anywhere from 290 to 310 lbs on multiple sites, but is <span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nj.com\/jets\/index.ssf\/2016\/03\/xx_things_to_know_about_steve_mclendon_jets_new_no.html\">said to be currently playing at 325<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Last season, McLendon earned a grade of 74.8 out of 100 against the run and 47.2 out of 100 as a pass rusher according to PFF.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Glenn Naughton &nbsp; Kimberly Martin of Newsday is reporting the Jets are expected to sign free agent nose tackle Steve McLendon. Source: #Steelers NT Steve McLendon is expected to sign with the #Jets. &mdash; Kimberley A. 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