PLAYER | Jumbo Elliott | Kevin Mawae |
---|---|---|
POSITION | OT | C |
YEARS | 1996–2002 | 1998–2005 |
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS | 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). |
INTERESTING FACTOID | 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. |
All-Time Greatest Jet: Jumbo Elliott vs. Kevin Mawae
All-Time Greatest Jet: Jumbo Elliott vs. Kevin Mawae
Two long-time offensive linemen who left behind large Jet legacies despite long tenures with other teams as well.
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