Report: Hall of Famer Kevin Mawae to coach Nashville prep school

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Pro Football Hall of Fame center Kevin Mawae will be the next head coach at Nashville (Tenn.) Lipscomb Academy, according to the Athletic.

He will replace Trent Dilfer, who was the head coach of the program for four seasons. Dilfer left this past November to take the head coaching role at UAB.

Mawae, 51, has spent the past two seasons as a coach for the Indianapolis Colts. He was hired as the assistant offensive line coach in 2021 and held the position until December. Klayton Adams accepted a coaching job with Stanford during the month, leaving the tight end coaching spot open for Mawae to slide into the role.

He was previously an offensive analyst for Arizona State for three seasons and an assistant offensive line coach for the Bears in 2016.

With Nashville Lipscomb Academy, Mawae will get to coach some of the best players in the state of Tennessee. The current roster includes four-star Tennessee quarterback commit Kaleb Beasley and four-star tight end Edwin Spillman.

Before becoming a coach, Kevin Mawae was a great player

Kevin Mawae played his college football at LSU, where he earned All-SEC honors during his career and later made the LSU Athletic Hall of Fame.

As a professional, Mawae played for three different teams — the Seattle Seahawks, the New York Jets and the Tennessee Titans — from 1994-2009. He was named first-team All-Pro seven different times and earned a spot on the NFL’s 2000s All-Decade Team.

Mawae was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2009.

“Mawae consistently opened huge holes for running backs as evidenced by a 1,000-yard rusher in 13 of his 16 pro seasons,” his bio on the Pro Football Hall of Fame website reads. “The list of 1,000-yard ground gainers included Chris Warren (twice) in Seattle; Curtis Martin (seven times) with the Jets; and Travis Henry (once), LenDale White (once) and Chris Johnson (twice) with the Titans. Mawae’s career was punctuated by his final season when he led the way for Johnson’s 2,000-yard season.”