Mawae may have to wait until after draft before signing a deal, but it's pretty clear that Kev thinks there's more than meets the eye when it comes to why nobody seems very interested in his services:

Mawae is also the current President of the NFL Players Association. Because of the potential for a lockout next March, some teams may try to avoid signing one of the most active players involved in the labor issues. For Mawae, an 8-time Pro Bowler and a 16-year NFL veteran, it's a situation that has been tough to accept because of his body of work on the field.

''Part of me wants to say no, that that's not the case, that management can look past the business side of football and try and build a good football team,'' Mawae said. ''But history shows that they've done this to players in the past. John Mackey back in the day was the President of the Players Association. He was an All-Pro and didn't even get a job until midway through the next season.''