The Pro Football Hall of Fame's 15 modern-era finalists were unveiled Tuesday night on NFL Network, and five of the gentlemen vying for entry into the Canton, OH, shrine have different amounts of green and white in their pasts.
Center Kevin Mawae is the most prominent of the Jets quintet and the one player who first gave notice of his Hall of Fame potential as a Jet. Mawae began his NFL career with the Seahawks, but Bill Parcells — a Hall of Famer himself, Class of 2013 — brought him to the New York area as an unrestricted free agent after the 1997 season, and his career took off much like one of his trademark smooth, quick and powerful pulling blocks.