NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Dirty. A cheap-shot artist. Even a dirty Christian for wearing a cross on his face mask and then using every trick Kevin Mawae knew to open holes for his running back or protect his quarterback.
Mawae heard all the insults, and they bothered him.
Then the former Seahawk realized he was playing football the only way he knew how as a somewhat undersized center in the NFL.
“I wasn’t stronger and bigger than a lot of guys,” Mawae said. “Early in my career, I was considered a finesse player, and that bothered me because I wasn’t.