CANTON, Ohio — Kevin Mawae recalled a moment during his first season with the Jets in 1998 that stuck with him for the rest of his career and helped make this special night possible.
This was after the Jets had defeated the Chiefs, 20-17, at Arrowhead Stadium to improve to 5-3.
“Everybody boarded the plane, laughing and joking around,” Mawae said during his acceptance speech Saturday night upon his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame at Tom Benson Stadium. “[Parcells] looks at me and he says, ‘Mawae, what the [expletive] are you smiling at? I didn’t bring you here to beat the Chiefs.