 Mawae with the Tennesse Titans in 2008 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Center | ||||||||
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| Born: | January 23, 1971 Savannah, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 289 lb (131 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Leesville (Leesville, Louisiana) | ||||||||
| College: | LSU | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1994 / round: 2 / pick: 36 | ||||||||
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Kevin James Mawae (/məˈwaɪ/; born January 23, 1971) is an American former professional football player who was a center in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons. Mawae played college football for the LSU Tigers, earning first-team All-SEC honors. He was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the second round of the 1994 NFL draft. After joining the New York Jets in 1998, he received six consecutive Pro Bowl selections and five-first All-Pro honors during his eight seasons with the team. Mawae spent his final four seasons as a member of the Tennessee Titans, extending his Pro Bowl selections to eight and his first-team All-Pro honors to seven. Near the end of his career, he also served two terms as NFLPA president from 2008 to 2012.
Following his retirement, Mawae pursued a coaching career and was hired by the Colts in 2021 as their assistant offensive line coach. He was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2019.