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Steve McLendon • #96 • DE
Status:Unrestricted free agent
Ht/Wt:6'3", 310 lbs.
Born:Jan 3, 1986 (38 yrs) in Ozark, AL
Hometown:Ozark, AL
College:Troy
Experience:12 years
Drafted:Signed by Pittsburgh in 2009.
Movements & Injuries
2022
3/16/2022 Declared free agent.
2021
4/14/2021 Re-signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a one-year contract.
3/15/2021 Declared free agent.
1/11/2021 Activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
1/01/2021 Placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
2020
10/23/2020 Activated from the exempt/commissioner permission list by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
10/19/2020 Placed on the exempt/commissioner permission list by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
10/18/2020 Acquired from the New York Jets
2019
10/12/2019 Signed by the New York Jets to a one-year contract extension.
3/14/2019 Re-signed as an unrestricted free agent by the New York Jets to a one-year contract.
3/13/2019 Declared free agent.
2018
2/20/2018 New York Jets exercised their contract option for the 2018 season.
2016
12/30/2016 Hamstring, out.
12/23/2016 Hamstring, out.
12/16/2016 Hamstring, out.
12/09/2016 Hamstring, out.
12/03/2016 Hamstring, out.
3/16/2016 Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the New York Jets to a three-year contract.
3/09/2016 Declared free agent.
2014
11/28/2014 Shoulder injury, out.
11/15/2014 Shoulder injury, out.
10/24/2014 Shoulder injury, out.
10/16/2014 Shoulder injury, out.
2013
11/27/2013 Ankle injury, out.
4/18/2013 Re-signed as a restricted free agent by the Pittsburgh Steelers to a three-year contract.
3/09/2013 Contract tendered by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
2012
4/16/2012 Re-signed as a restricted free agent by the Pittsburgh Steelers to a one-year contract.
2010
12/10/2010 Spine injury, out.
10/30/2010 Signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers from the practice squad.
10/11/2010 Re-signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers to the practice squad.
10/07/2010 Released by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
10/02/2010 Signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers from the practice squad.
9/22/2010 Re-signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers to the practice squad.
9/20/2010 Waived by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
9/18/2010 Signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers from the practice squad.
9/06/2010 Re-signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers to the practice squad.
9/04/2010 Released by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
1/06/2010 Signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers from the practice squad.
2009
12/02/2009 Re-signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers to the practice squad.
11/25/2009 Released by the Pittsburgh Steelers from the practice squad.
9/06/2009 Re-signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers to the practice squad.
9/05/2009 Released by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
4/28/2009 Signed as an undrafted free agent by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Career Transactions
2020
10/18/2020 New York Jets traded Steve McLendon and a 2023 seventh-round pick to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for a 2022 sixth-round pick.
2016
3/16/2016 Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the New York Jets.
2009
4/28/2009 Signed as an undrafted free agent by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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