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Steve McLendon does not want the Jets fans to look at him like Damon Harrison
Steve McLendon does not want fans to look at him as if he is filling in for Damon Harrison
The New York Jets lost their massive defensive tackle Damon “Snacks” Harrison to free agency when the Giants threw some big time money at him. His replacement Steve McLendon is not new to the NFL though, but he does not want the fans to look at him like he is filling the shoes of Snacks.
“I’m not taking over for him,” McLendon told NJ Advance Media during minicamp. “I’m just coming here to play football. He went somewhere else. I came here. So it’s not like I’m taking over for anybody.”
McLendon does not want fans to look at him as if he is filling the shoes of Damon Harrison.
“Nope,” he said. “Because we’re two different people, and two different players.”
“Most definitely,” McLendon said. “He was like the traditional nose tackle, do it all. Big, strong, explosive. I’m not as big as him. My game is built off quickness and strength. I try to stay light. Using my hands a little bit more, because I know I’m probably not going to be able to … I mean, I can hold double teams.
“But big Damon Harrison, he’s a monster. He’s a monster, man. He’s big and strong. And he can move. That’s why I said we’re two different players. I really can’t say I’m a nose tackle. I’m a defensive tackle. He’s a traditional nose tackle. I’m a defensive tackle.”
