Joseph Edward "Joe" Klecko is a former American football player as a defensive lineman for the New York Jets from 1977 to 1987, and the Indianapolis Colts in 1988. He co-anchored the Jets formidable defensive line known as the "New York Sack Exchange" with Mark Gastineau, Abdul Salaam and Marty Lyons. The four combined for 66 sacks in 1981, including a league-leading 20.5 by Gastineau, who was named the NFL's Defensive Player of the Year by the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA).



