Long before his six Pro Bowl appearances as a Jet on his journey to becoming an NFL Hall of Fame finalist, Kevin Mawae made up his mind that there was one team he would never play for and one city he would never live in.
“When I first came to the NFL, (Bill) Parcells was still with the New England Patriots. I told my wife that when I got drafted that I hope I never have to play for that guy,” Mawae said this week. “I told her I never want to play for Bill Parcells and I never want to live in New York.