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All-Time Greatest Jet: Jumbo Elliott vs. Kevin Mawae


Jumbo Elliott, OT (1996–2002) 0 votes

Kevin Mawae, C (1998–2005) 6 votes

Edgy MD
Jul 05 2023 09:30 AM

Two long-time offensive linemen who left behind large Jet legacies despite long tenures with other teams as well.






[th]PLAYER[/th]Jumbo ElliottKevin Mawae
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[th]POSITION[/th]OTC
[th]YEARS[/th]1996–20021998–2005
[th]CAREER

HIGHLIGHTS









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Played in four playoff games for Jets, starting

two. Escorted 1,000 yard rushers in each of

his six years with team. During his tenure,

Jets improved from 1–15 to reaching the AFC

Championship Game. Caught his only career

pass for the game-tying touchdown when the

Jets came back from a 23-point fourth-quarter

deficit in The Monday Night Miracle. Member

of the Suffolk County Sports Hall of Fame.
Five-time Pro-Bowler (1999–2002, 2004).

Two-time First Team All-Pro (1999, 2001).

Four-Time Second Team All-Pro (1998, 2000,

2002, 2004). In first Jetly season, team was

second in the conference in yards per game.

In 2000, team co-led the league with fewest

(20) sacks allowed (which can only be

partially credited to him, but for a Jet squad,

that's pretty remarkable.) Started seven

playoff games as a Jet. New York Jets Ring

of Honor (2017). Pro Football Hall of Fame

(2019).
[th]INTERESTING

FACTOID



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Owns a couple of Long Island Dunkin' Donuts

franchises.
Proposed to his eventual wife at LSU Fan Day

in front of 140 teammates, 10 coaches and

3,000 fans by using the public address

system.