Connor McGovern  Connor McGovern (born April 27, 1993) is an American football center for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Missouri and was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the fifth round of the 2016 NFL Draft. McGovern was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the fifth round of the 2016 NFL Draft with the 144th overall pick. After not playing in his rookie season, McGovern played in 15 games, starting the final five games of the season at right guard in place of the injured Ronald Leary. In 2018, McGovern was named the starting right guard to begin the season as Ronald Leary was moved to left guard after beating out incumbent starter Max Garcia. He was moved over to starting center in Week 11 following a season-ending injury to Matt Paradis, and started there the rest of the season. In 2019, McGovern was named the starting center after Paradis left via free agency, starting all 16 games. On April 2, 2020, McGovern signed a three-year, $27 million contract with the New York Jets. McGovern comes from an affluent family from Fargo, North Dakota, some of his family members include Griffin Neal (Cousin): and Keith McGovern (Father); President of RD Offutt Company .