Twenty-eight years ago Aaron Glenn wasn’t the head coach of the New York Jets. He was starting at cornerback.

Bill Parcells was the head coach and general manager. It was his second offseason with with the team. That offseason Parcells made a decision that changed the course of franchise history. He signed Seattle Seahawks center Kevin Mawae in free agency.

The signing of Mawae is a well-known part of Jets lore. He played the best years of a Hall of Fame career in green and white. The year Mawae left the Jets drafted Nick Mangold. This meant the signing of Mawae started an almost two decade run where the Jets had elite level play at the center position.

The reason Parcells targeted Mawae in free agency is discussed less frequently.

The first time Mawae met Parcells, earlier this year,

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