NFL Series 12 Figure: Kevin Mawae, New York Jets, Green Jersey
Widely considered the league's best center, the Jets' Mawae showed how valuable (and tough) he was in the early part of the 2004 season. When a broken bone in his right hand caused him trouble snapping the ball, the Jets decided to keep Mawae in the starting lineup -- wrapping his injured right hand in a protective cast and letting him snap left-handed. Jets QB Chad Pennington would rather take off-handed snaps from Mawae than normal-handed snaps from anyone else on New York's roster. Mawae was still a force during the injury, even though he was blocking with only one hand. We hope Kevin is as impressed with his figure as we are with his efforts.