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Kevin Mawae was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2019 and became the first established Titan without connections to the Houston Oilers to receive the honor. He played four seasons (2006-09) in Tennessee.

Mawae entered the NFL as a second-round pick of the Seattle Seahawks in the 1994 NFL Draft. He began his career at right guard before being moved to center at the start of the 1996 season and remained at that position for the rest of his NFL career.

After four seasons (1994-97) in the Northwest, the Louisiana State product signed a free agent deal with the New York Jets in 1998.

In his first season in New York, Mawae helped running back Curtis Martin rush for a Jets franchise record eight 100-yard rushing games en route to 1,287-yard season. In 1999, he was named to his first of eight Pro Bowls and paved the way for Martin's then franchise-record 1,464 rushing yards.

The 6-foot-4-inch, 289-pounder played in an astounding 177 consecutive games before a serious triceps injury ended his 2005 campaign after six games.

Mawae signed a free agent deal with the Titans in 2006.

In his first season with Tennessee, he made an immediate impact and was a part of an offense that ranked third in the AFC and fifth in the NFL in rushing with 2,214 yards.

Three seasons later, he helped Chris Johnson amass a franchise-best 2,006 rushing yards, becoming just the sixth player all-time to accomplish the feat.

In 241 career games over 16 seasons, Mawae was extremely durable and known for his toughness in the trenches. He was a first-team, all-decade center for the 2000s and blocked for a 1,000-yard rusher in 13 of his 16 seasons.

Running backs Chris Warren (1,545 yards in 1994), Martin (1,697 in 2004), LenDale White (1,110 in 2007) and Johnson (2,006 in 2009) had the highest season rushing totals of their careers with Mawae on the line.

He played 90 games in which there was a 100-yard rusher, the most by any offensive lineman in NFL history.