Left guard · Jets 2008–2009
Veteran strength and a voice for others
Faneca arrived in 2008 with a decade of experience from Pittsburgh. The left guard played all 32 regular-season games during his two years with the Jets, helping a line that carried the 2009 team into the AFC Championship Game. New York was a short but substantial chapter between his Steelers years and his final season in Arizona.
The person behind the name
He brought experience to a young offensive line. His work with children also made a successful football career a source of practical encouragement.
During Jets camp in 2008, Faneca met youngsters from the Epilepsy Foundation of Long Island. He had been diagnosed at fifteen.
Jets years: 2008–2009. The honors above distinguish team recognition from Canton’s whole-career recognition.
Nobody builds a team alone
The story, on the record
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