Editing Alan Faneca (section)

===New York Jets===
On March 1, 2008, the [[New York Jets]] signed Faneca to a five-year, $40 million contract, with $21 million in guarantees. The contract made Faneca the highest-paid offensive lineman in NFL history (a distinction quickly overtaken by rookie [[Jake Long]]).<ref>{{cite news | title = Faneca Agrees to Five-Year, $40 Million Deal With Jets | url = https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=3272497 | work = ESPN.com | date = March 2, 2008 | access-date = September 13, 2009}}</ref> Faneca was expected to provide veteran leadership to a Jets offensive line that included three former first-round picks from 1999 and 2006, [[D'Brickashaw Ferguson]], [[Nick Mangold]] and [[Damien Woody]]. Later that offseason, the Jets acquired [[Brett Favre]] via trade from Green Bay. Favre and Faneca have since been selected as Pro Football Hall of Famers, with Favre being inducted in 2016 and Faneca in 2021.<ref>http://m.steelers.com/news/article-1/Faneca-a-finalist-for-HOF-Class-of-2017/e8119c1c-4b82-41a9-9a89-5b00f01de30c{{Dead link|date=September 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
[[File:Alan Faneca Marine Corps cropped.jpg|thumb|left|180px|Faneca with the Jets in 2009.]]
Faneca rapidly made an impact on the Jets rushing attack, propelling it to 2006 yards and 20 touchdowns,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/teams/newyorkjets/statistics?season=2008&team=NYJ&seasonType=|title = New York Jets 2021 Stats| website=[[NFL.com]] }}</ref> and led the 4-12 Jets to a 9–7 record in 2008, good for third in the [[AFC East]].

In 2009, Faneca anchored the Jets to 2756 yards and 21 touchdowns, again leading the Jets to a 9–7 record and securing a wild-card playoff berth. They proceeded to defeat the [[Cincinnati Bengals]] in a 24–14 victory in that wildcard game. In an AFC divisional playoff game, the Jets beat the favored San Diego Chargers 17–14 behind [[Shonn Greene]]'s 128 rushing yards and a touchdown and [[Thomas Jones (American football)|Thomas Jones]]'s 41 yards, totaling 169 yards on the ground. They surprised many observers by beating the Chargers and going to the AFC Championship game where they eventually succumbed to the Indianapolis Colts 30–17.

Faneca was cut from the Jets on April 24, 2010, after they selected [[Vladimir Ducasse]] in the second round of the [[2010 NFL draft]].<ref>{{Citation |url=https://www.espn.com/new-york/nfl/news/story?id=5130870 |title=Source: Jets to cut veteran Faneca |first=Rich |last=Cimini |work=ESPN |date=April 24, 2010 }}.</ref>