{"id":2439,"date":"2025-10-14T22:03:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T22:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/2439\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T22:03:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T22:03:08","slug":"jets-great-nick-mangold-reveals-he-needs-kidney-in-heartbreaking-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/2439\/","title":{"rendered":"Jets great Nick Mangold reveals he needs kidney in heartbreaking post"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nick Mangold is asking for help.<\/p>\n<p>The iconic Jets center and New Jersey resident revealed on Tuesday that he\u2019s in need of a kidney transplant, and is looking for a donor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn 2006, I was diagnosed with a genetic defect that has led to chronic kidney disease,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nickmangold\/status\/1978189186248187918\" rel=\"nofollow\">wrote in a statement<\/a> posted to social media. \u201cAfter a rough summer, I\u2019m undergoing dialysis as we look for a kidney transplant. I always knew this day would come, but I thought I would have more time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:0.97460938;display:block\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"37382210\" width=\"575\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/11-22-11-ny-jets-39291958.jpg\" alt=\"Nick Mangold, a football player with the number 74, at practice holding a helmet.\" class=\"wp-image-37382210\"  \/>Nick Mangold on the field at a 2011 Jets practice. Neil Miller<\/p>\n<p>Mangold, 41, is in search of a donor with Type O blood with his family \u2014 \u201cwho have been my rock every step of the way\u201d \u2014 unable to donate at this time. <\/p>\n<p>Those interested in seeing if they are a potential match for the man inducted into the Jets Ring of Honor in 2022 can <a href=\"https:\/\/nypisgme.iad1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_eUNuG4EBih2juuy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">follow this link<\/a> and use his full name \u2014 Nicholas Mangold \u2014 and birthday, 1\/13\/1984.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile this has been a tough stretch, I\u2019m staying positive and focused on the path ahead,\u201d he wrote. \u201cI\u2019m looking forward to better days and getting back to full strength soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.47550432;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"37382527\" width=\"871\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/center-nick-mangold-74-new-28513984.jpg\" alt=\"Center Nick Mangold #74 of the New York Jets rushes the pocket during a football game against the Miami Dolphins.\" class=\"wp-image-37382527\"  \/>Center Nick Mangold #74 of the New York Jets during a 2015 game against the Dolphins. Anthony J. Causi<\/p>\n<p>Mangold, the Jets\u2019 first round pick (No. 29 overall) in the 2006 draft, played his entire 10-year NFL career with the franchise.<\/p>\n<p>He started all 164 games he played \u2014 adding in seven playoff games over three postseasons \u2014 earning first-team All-Pro nods in 2009 and 2010, a second-team All-Pro in 2011, and seven Pro Bowl appearances. An ankle injury ended his season early in 2016, and the rebuilding franchise released Mangold after the season. He returned to the team on a one-day deal in 2018 to officially retire a Jet.<\/p>\n<p>An Ohio Native, Mangold played his college ball at Ohio State, winning a national championship wit the Buckeyes in 2002. In 2005, he was named a first-team All-American and was second-team All-Big Ten.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nick Mangold is asking for help. 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