Nick Mangold

Nick Mangold
Nick Mangold
No. 74     New York Jets
Center
Personal information
Date of birth: January 13, 1984 (1984-01-13) (age 27)
Place of birth: Centerville, Ohio
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Weight: 307 lb (139 kg)
Career information
College: Ohio State
NFL Draft: 2006 / Round: 1 / Pick: 29
Debuted in 2006 for the New York Jets
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 8, 2011
Games played     85
Games started     85
Stats at NFL.com

Nick Mangold (born January 13, 1984) is an American football center for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He was drafted in the first round (29th overall) in the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Ohio State University. He is widely regarded as one of the best centers in the NFL.[1]

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High school years

Mangold attended Archbishop Alter High School in Kettering, Ohio, where he was a letterman in football, wrestling, and track & field. In football, he was a three-year starter on both offense and defense and as a senior, he garnered All-Ohio honors. He played in the 2002 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.

College career

At Ohio State University, Mangold was a three-year starter, taking over for injured Alex Stepanovich in his sophomore year, and earned All-Big Ten honors as both a senior and junior.

Professional career

2006 NFL Draft

After a "tremendous performance" at the 2006 Senior Bowl,[2] Mangold was widely regarded as the top center available in the 2006 NFL Draft, ahead of 2005 Outland and Rimington Trophy winner Greg Eslinger.[3][4][5] He was selected in the first round (29th overall) by the New York Jets, who had just prior used their No. 1 pick on offensive tackle D'Brickashaw Ferguson in an effort to rebuild their offensive line. It marked the first instance of a team drafting two offensive linemen in the first round following the 1975 NFL Draft, when the Los Angeles Rams took Dennis Harrah and Doug France.[6] Mangold was the only center selected in the first round of the 2006 NFL Draft, and the highest pick among Ohio State Buckeye centers since Gordon Appleby went 26th overall in 1945.

Pre-draft measureables
Ht Wt 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
6 ft 3 1⁄2 in 300 lb 5.05 s 1.72 s 2.95 s 4.40 s 7.48 s 27 1⁄2 in 8 ft 8 in 24 rep
All values from NFL Combine[7]

New York Jets

Mangold at a June 2009 Jets mini-camp

Replacing Kevin Mawae at center, Mangold had a good rookie season, allowing only 0.5 sacks, committed only 3 penalties and made all the line calls. Mangold was considered to be the best prospect at center in the last 15 years according to NFL draft expert Mike Mayock.[citation needed] Mangold was so impressive he garnered some Rookie of the year talks,[8] an honor that is not usually mentioned about centers.

Mangold has been a Pro Bowl selection in 2008 and 2009, and has been part of an offensive line that has started the same players for 32 games—the longest current streak among NFL offensive lines—it is regarded as one of the league's best in run blocking.[9] In 2010, Mangold wanted to restructure his contract with the team, however was admittedly disappointed with the pace of the contract talks.[10] On August 24, 2010, Mangold signed a seven-year $55 million contract with $22.5 million guaranteed.[10] By signing this contract, Mangold becomes the highest paid center in the NFL.[10]

Personal

Mangold was born to Vernon and Therese Mangold.[11] Mangold is the oldest of four children as he has three sisters, Kelley, Holley and Maggey.[11] Mangold's sister, Holley, was an offensive lineman for the Alter High School Football Team.[12] The team was state runner-up in 2006, and won the state championship in 2008 and 2009. In 2011, Holley was featured on an episode of MTV's True Life ("I'm the Big Girl").

He hails from the same hometown as fellow Ohio State alums Mike Nugent and A. J. Hawk.[13] Mangold and Nugent were later teammates on the New York Jets. Mangold married Jennifer Richmond, his high school sweetheart, in April 2007, and they currently live in Chatham, NJ.[13] Mangold has participated in various charitable events throughout his career.[13]

Mangold appeared on the Wrap Up Show on Howard100 after the broadcast of the Howard Stern Show on April 30, 2009.[14]

References

  1. ^ Associated Press (August 25, 2010), "Nick Mangold Becomes Highest-Paid NFL Center, Inks Seven-Year Deal with Jets", NESN.com (NESN), archived from the original on October 30, 2010, http://www.webcitation.org/5trnM42SD, retrieved October 30, 2010 
  2. ^ "Nick Mangold Draft Profile", Sports Illustrated, April 2006, http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/2006/draft/players/47829.html 
  3. ^ "2006 NFL Draft - Breakdown by Position - C", Sports Illustrated, April 2006, http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/2006/draft/breakdowns/by_position/c.html 
  4. ^ Cooney, Frank (March 22, 2006), "Offensive linemen: Ferguson tops solid class of blockers", USA Today, http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/draft/2006-03-22-offensive-line-profile_x.htm 
  5. ^ "2006 C Player Ranking", NFLDraftScout.com, April 2006, http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/players.php?genpos=C&draftyear=2006&sortby=tsxpos&order=ASC 
  6. ^ Hutchinson, Dave (December 20, 2009), "Nick Mangold, heart of NY Jets' offensive line, making unconventional draft day decision look good", The Star Ledger, http://www.nj.com/jets/index.ssf/2009/12/nick_mangold_heart_of_ny_jets.html 
  7. ^ "Nick Mangold Draft Profile", NFLDraftScout.com, http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=10446&draftyear=2006&genpos=C, retrieved January 9, 2010 
  8. ^ Robinson, Joshua (December 18, 2008), "Jets’ Mangold Is the Center of Attention", New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/19/sports/football/19jets.html 
  9. ^ Caldwell, Dave (January 8, 2010), "Jets’ Offense Is Fortified by Five Big Men", New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/09/sports/football/09jets.html 
  10. ^ a b c Jenny Vrentas & Dave Hutchinson (August 24, 2010). "Jets center Nick Mangold inks 7-year deal with $22.5 million guaranteed". The Star-Ledger. http://www.nj.com/jets/index.ssf/2010/08/nick_mangold_inks_contract_wit.html. Retrieved August 24, 2010. 
  11. ^ a b "Nick Mangold Biography". Ohio State Buckeyes. June 29, 2007. http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87743&SPID=10408&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=994236. Retrieved August 24, 2010. 
  12. ^ Garber, Greg (2006-12-03). "Holley Mangold Fights Perceptions to Succeed". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=garber_greg&id=2672149. Retrieved 2009-09-13. 
  13. ^ a b c "Nick Mangold". NewYorkJets.com. http://www.newyorkjets.com/team/roster/Nick-Mangold/c5f01433-160a-4c91-a23c-a50200b97c89. Retrieved August 24, 2010. 
  14. ^ "Howard Stern Show Uncensored Audio Podcast April 30, 2009". PodFeed.net. http://www.podfeed.net/episode/Howard+Stern+Show+Uncensored+Audio+Podcast+April+30+2009/1789633. Retrieved August 24, 2010. 

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