Nick Mangold, the former All-Pro center for the Jets who spent all 11 of his NFL seasons with New York, has died, the team announced on Sunday. He was 41.
Mangold died on Saturday night from complications of kidney disease, according to the Jets. Less than two weeks ago, Mangold had publicly stated that he needed a kidney transplant and asked for help in finding a donor. He was diagnosed in 2006 with a genetic defect that had led to chronic kidney disease.
Selected No. 29 by the Jets out of Ohio State in the 2006 NFL Draft, Mangold was a three-time All-Pro before retiring in 2016. He was a first-team All-Pro in 2009 and 2010, when he helped the Jets reach consecutive AFC Championship games. From 2008-2015, Mangold was named to seven Pro Bowls.
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