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New York Jets Player of the Day: OLB Calvin Pace

Though he didn’t join the Gang Green until later in his career, Calvin Pace made a significant impact in New York, finishing his tenure as one of the most productive pass-rushing specialists in Jets history.

A first-round pick in the 2003 NFL draft out of Wake Forest, Pace spent the first five seasons of his NFL career with the Arizona Cardinals. Though he started 16 games as a rookie, Pace would only make six starts over the next three seasons before starting all 16 in his final season with the Cardinals.

Pace joined the Jets prior to the 2008 season, and would spent the final eight years of his 13-year NFL run in New York.