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No Pro Football Hall of Fame this year for Joe Klecko

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. – The New York Sack Exchange won’t be headed to Canton after all.

Joe Klecko, the versatile defensive lineman who earned Pro Bowl honors at three positions and was a pivotal part of the Jets line that led the league with 66 sacks in 1981, was again denied entry into the Pro Football Hall of Fame Thursday.

The Seniors Committee instead nominated former Packers offensive lineman Jerry Kramer and Houston Oilers linebacker Robert Brazile.

Klecko, who attended the Jets’ final training camp Thursday, told SNY he wouldn’t be disappointed if he didn’t earn a nomination.