|
|
Article: Kendall Gives Jets' Offensive Line a Boost
- Article from:
- AP Online
- Article date:
- September 30, 2004
- Author:
CopyrightThis material is published under license from the Associated Press. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Associated Press. (Hide copyright information)
|
ANDREA ADELSON, AP Sports Writer
AP Online
09-30-2004
Dateline: HEMPSTEAD, N.Y.
Ask Curtis Martin to pick one of the most important additions to the New York Jets this season, and he has a quick answer: left guard Pete Kendall.
The nine-year veteran signed with the Jets during training camp after the Arizona Cardinals released him, and he has paid immediate dividends. Not only has he helped open big holes for Martin on the ground, he has made the offensive line a unit of strength.
"When he showed up and started playing the way he was, everyone was pleasantly surprised," center Kevin Mawae said. "Where we're at right now is a byproduct of that."
It helps that Mawae and Kendall played together ...