Jason Kelce Pays Heartfelt Tribute to Nick Mangold After Jets Legend’s Death: ‘Best of the Best’

Jason Kelce pays heartfelt tribute to Nick Mangold after Jets legend’s death: ‘Best of the best’

Eagles great Jason Kelce paid tribute to late Nick Mangold following his tragic death over the weekend, saying on the “New Heights” podcast that the Jets center was “10 times the player I was.” Mangold had battled chronic kidney disease since 2006 and had only gone public with his urgent need for a new kidney earlier this month.

Nick Mangold (1984-2025) - Find a Grave Memorial

Professional Football Player. For eleven seasons (2006 to 2016), he played at the center position in the National Football League (NFL) with the New York Jets. Born Nicholas Allan Mangold, he attended Archbishop Alter High School and later played collegiate football at Ohio State University. While with the Buckeyes, he contributed to a national championship (2002) and achieved All-American honors in 2005. Selected by the New York Jets during the…

Nick Mangold Left a Legacy of Family, Leadership and Community That Stretched Well Beyond Football

Each of us born on this earth is destined to return to its cold ground someday. Not all of us will leave a legacy that far outlives us. It's amazing the legacy that some people, some great people, leave behind despite leaving us all far too soon. Former Ohio State center Nick Mangold was taken from his family and the Buckeye family at 41. He left his wife and four children behind. The legacy he left as a football player, but more importantly …

Nick Mangold was 'the' New York Jet

Not a Jet. The Jet. If there was ever a player who represented the blue-collar, every-man Tri-State area spirit of the Jets, it was Mangold. And he took pride in… The post Nick Mangold was ‘the’ New York Jet appeared first on The Observer Online.