His season was ended when he suffered a laceration of his arm during the Cardinals bye week.

In his five seasons with the Cardinals, Pace played in 67 games with 38 starts recording 186 tackles, 14 sacks and 11 passes deflected.

[7] He had turned down a previous offer with the Miami Dolphins prior to signing with the Jets.

In his first year in New York, Pace compiled 80 tackles (including 63 solo) and 7 quarterback sacks.

Pace was suspended for the first four games of the 2009 season by the NFL after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs.

After missing the first four games, Pace started the remainder of the season recording 51 tackles, 5.5 sacks, one interception, and one forced fumble helping the Jets finish 11-5 and advance to the AFC Championship Game for the second consecutive year before losing to the Pittsburgh Steelers by the final score of 24–19.

[9] During the 2013 season, Pace played all 16 games with 37 tackles, 10 sacks, 3 passes defended, and 2 forced fumbles.

[10] On September 13, 2014, Pace was fined $16,537 for a roughing the passer penalty during Week 1 against the Oakland Raiders.