Football great, Joe Klecko, has new business covered.

Football great, Joe Klecko, has hung up his cleats to launch a new carpet line for commercial buildings.

The former New York Jet has launched Commercial Carpet Line in conjunction with Sanford Hall Commercial, a Manhattan flooring company.

The newly formed company will kick-off with a new line from Bentley Prince Street, who will serve as their carpet manufacturer. Klecko will work in promotions and sales, representing the company to the building owners of New York City.

Klecko has been in the construction business for nearly 10 years now, forming Joe Klecko & Associates with his wife in the mid-'90s. He has represented a variety of companies such as JDC Lighting and American Stair, the largest stair company in the country.

He became affiliated with Sanford Hall after meeting the company's CEO Richard Camarco at various industry fundraisers and events.

The two became fast friends, and according to Klecko, "One day [Camarco] asked if I would get involved with him and his carpet lines." Camarco said the pair had been planning their new venture for close to six months and held an official launch for the business just last week at which Klecko attended and signed autographs for fans young and old.

"This is something I view as a challenge and as something interesting that I really wanted to get into," Klecko said.

Klecko played for the New York Jets from 1977 to 1987, where he was part of a defensive line known as the "New York Sack Exchange," and the Indianapolis Colts in 1988. He is the Jets' all-time leading sack holder, and the team retired his #73 jersey in 2004. Klecko was also the first player in the history of professional football to be selected to the Pro Bowl at three different positions (Defensive End, Nose Tackle and Defensive Tackle).

The football legend also tried his hand as acting, taking on small roles in a handful of Burt Reynolds' films, including Cannonball Run and Smokey and the Bandit II.