All-Time Greatest Jet: Kyle Clifton vs. Richard Todd
Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2023 10:56 pm
Two huge Jet legacies here, somehow with zero Pro Bowls between them.
| Kyle Clifton | Richard Todd |
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| LB | QB |
| 1984–1996 | 1976–1983 |
| Three time league leader in solo tackles (1985–1986, 1988). Finished in the league's top ten seven other times. All-time team leader in solo tackles. Retired as second all- time in solo tackles in NFL history. All-time team leader in games played at linebacker. Fourth in team history, and second among defensive players, in fumble recoveries. | Surpassed 3,000 yards passing three times (1980–1981, 1983). Led league in yards per attempt in 1979. Set an NFL record with 42 completions in a single game in 1980. Third in team history in passing yards, attempts, completions, and touchdowns. Fifth all-time in team historyin game-winning drives. All- time team leader in rushing yards (821) and rushing touchdowns (14) by a quarterback. |
| Played for a half dozen different linebacker coaches with the team, including Jim Vechiarella twice. | An Alabama quarterback, Todd replaced fellow Crimson Tide passer Willie Namath with the Jets and then later replaced fellow alum Ken Stabler with the Saints. |