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C Nick Mangold (All American, B1G Champion, National Champion, 7x Pro-bowler)

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Nick Mangold
Published : Monday, 25 Oct 2010

MYFOXNY.COM - Being considered the best center in the NFL is a big honor for Nick Mangold.
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Nick Mangold: A man of roots and grapes
By Tom Archdeacon | Thursday, October 28, 2010

This past weekend, Nick Mangold chose his roots over his grapes.

That?s why the New York Jets All-Pro center and former OSU standout bypassed Napa Valley ? where he has made pilgrimages during his bye weeks the past two NFL seasons ? and instead visited his alma mater, Alter High, during his past weekend off.

As the Knights football team dumped Roger Bacon, 28-10, Friday night, Mangold?s 2001 Alter team also was recognized. Following two losing seasons, the 2001 team went 10-4 and built the foundation for the greatness that would follow. Since 2001, the Knights have won 103 of 116 games and captured two state crowns.

As Mangold posted on his Twitter account during the Alter game:

?Friday Night Lights. The real one. Go Knights!?

Saturday afternoon Mangold ? wearing his black ball cap backwards, shades. jeans and sandals ? was a very visible presence on the Ohio State sidelines as the Buckeyes bulldozed Purdue, 49-0.

After the game Mangold ? via another tweet ? took time to needle Jets? tight end and former Boilermaker Dustin Keller

?How pissed do you think @DUSTINKELLER81 is after watching his Boilermakers get mollywhopped by my Buckeyes. I?m guessing he?s pretty upset.?
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http://www.daytondailynews.com/blog...010/10/28/nick_mangold_a_man_of_roots_an.html
 
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Mangold toe-to-toe with Welker
Jets Blog
By BART HUBBUCH
January 15, 2011

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The Patriots toed the Bill Belichick line yesterday, preferring to let Wes Welker's deadpan jabs at Rex Ryan's alleged foot fetish speak for themselves.

Jets center Nick Mangold wasn't going to take the insults lying down, though, firing back at Welker and Belichick last night in similarly subtle fashion on Twitter.

"Wes Welker is a great player," Mangold wrote. "He's really taken advantage of watching film. If we don't keep a Spy on him, he could really open the Gate."

Mangold was slyly referencing the Patriots' infamous video spying incident in 2007, when Belichick and the team were fined a total of $750,000 and docked a draft pick for taping the Jets' defensive signals.

Mangold's jab was the latest in an alternately profane and high-brow war of words between the fierce AFC East rivals heading into tomorrow's playoff showdown at Gillette Stadium.
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Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Mangold Describes Jets As Confident Rather Than Arrogant

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Nick Mangold was available to the media yesterday as the team began to prepare to play the Pittsburgh Steelers for the AFC Championship this Sunday.....

On whether it helps having played at Pittsburgh earlier this year?

?I think there?s a little help to it, but I think it?s a whole new scene with the playoffs. I think you saw that with last week?s game going up to New England, so I think it?s good that we?ve been there, we can understand a little bit, but I don?t think it?s going to mean as much as what we do this week and how we prepare and how we play.?


On the advantage of being familiar with how Pittsburgh plays?

?It?s as much of an advantage to us as it is to them. They saw us just as well, so it?s a clean slate going into it. It?s a big game and I?m excited to see what our guys can do.?

On how important it is to the Jets to go a step farther than last year?

?It?s huge. We got here last year, and it?s fantastic and it was a great accomplishment, but it?s not what we set out to do. We set out to go further and that?s what we?re expecting.?

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http://www.profootballnyc.com/2011/01/mangold-describes-jets-as-confident.html
 
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Jets center set to win battle in the trenches
Jets Blog
By BRIAN LEWIS
January 22, 2011

In brutal, cold-weather playoff football -- and the Jets' AFC Championship game tomorrow at Pittsburgh promises to be just that -- the games are decided in the trenches.

Nick Mangold will be at the center of that, figuratively and literally, when he goes up against Pro Bowl nose tackle Casey Hampton.

With his scruffy beard and let-it-be hair, Mangold has the look of a lumberjack. Felling Hampton, who appears far heavier than his listed 6-foot-1, 325-pound dimensions, may well prove to be his toughest task yet. But, naturally, always-confident Jets coach Rex Ryan claims his center is up to the job.

"The good thing is Nick Mangold faces [great tack les] in our division," Ryan said yesterday. "You've got all those 3-4 teams anyway. You've got New England with big Vince Wilfork. You've got Miami that plays a 3-4. So he's played against some excellent players.

"And he's played against Casey Hampton before. So clearly there is a reason why he's a Pro Bowl nose tackle, but there is also a rea son why Nick Man gold is the Pro Bowl center."

Mangold has been hardened by facing not only the Pat riots' Wilfork, also seemingly bulkier than his listed 325 pound weight, but by practicing against the likes of Kris Jenkins until Jenkins suffered a season-ending knee injury in the opening loss to Baltimore.

Mangold held Hampton to a quiet three tackles in the Jets' 22-17 win at Pittsburgh on Dec. 19. And after getting the best of Wilfork in last weekend's duel -- helping the Jets' offensive line get through the AFC divisional upset in New England without giving up a single sack -- Mangold is hoping to do the same in his rematch with Hampton.

"It really gets no easier each week, going from Vince to Casey," Mangold said. "Casey does just a fantastic job with his technique. Obviously his size and strength, you can see that, but the way that he plays with his hands, his leverage, gets under guys, it's pretty impressive."

The same could be said of the entire Steelers defense, which Hampton is at the heart of. Pittsburgh finished the regular season allowing just 62.8 rushing yards per game, a mark bettered just four times in NFL history -- two of those during World War II.

That's the kind of impenetrable 3-4 defense that Mangold will try to open holes in for Shonn Greene and company.

"It's a tough road, and it's going to be a hard battle to get through," Mangold said. "It's just an exciting time. Everybody realizes the task at hand, realizes our goal wasn't to get back to the AFC championship, it's to go to the Super Bowl. That's the big focus, and they understand what they need to get done."
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Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/jets/good_as_mangold_Sw1Upx93kUvdB7FHr82QAI#ixzz1Blgynmdw
Updated: January 20, 2011
Mangold ready to face Hampton
The center's battles vs. the league's best NTs have prepared him for Sunday's matchup
McManus By Jane McManus
ESPNNewYork.com

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Nick Mangold stood at his locker, his long blond hair unruly, his scruffy beard giving him the blue-collar appeal of a lumberjack or longshoreman. As he reached his hand to smooth it, his knuckles were still crusted with fresh blood from Wednesday's practice.

The New York Jets' Pro Bowl center is the calm eye of the storm in the noisy trenches. He snaps the ball and has an uncanny ability to spring up and keep nose tackles from plowing toward second-year quarterback Mark Sanchez, or widen a lane for running back Shonn Greene.

The matchup with the Pittsburgh Steelers' Casey Hampton is one Mangold is looking forward to again on Sunday when the Jets head to Pittsburgh for the AFC championship.

"There's great respect with many of the great nose tackles that I get the joy of facing," Mangold said. "I wouldn't see it any other way."

Mangold honed his skills this summer against one of the best, Jets nose tackle Kris Jenkins. Their wrestling matches were well-documented by HBO's "Hard Knocks," but Jenkins was injured in the first game of the season, a loss to Baltimore. Mangold is better for sparring with Jenkins, and better prepared for a rematch with Hampton with the winner reaching the Super Bowl.

"He's a great player, got enormous strength," Mangold said of Hampton. "It's going to be a tough task."

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http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/nfl/columns/story?columnist=mcmanus_jane&id=6039140
 
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Serby's Sunday Q & A with... Nick Mangold
Jets Blog
By STEVE SERBY
January 23, 2011

The Post?s Steve Serby chatted with the Jets? 27-year-old center in the lead up to today?s AFC Championship Game in Pittsburgh.

Q: Do you remember the first Super Bowl you watched?

A: I don?t remember which one it was, but I procrastinated long enough on an art project where I had to stay home instead of going out to dinner with my family. I had to finish my art project and the Super Bowl was on while I was working on it.

Q: What kind of art project was it?

A: It was some sort of water color. I forget all the requirements of it. It was quite time-consuming. I put it off to the last day possible, so I don?t think I did very well on the project. But I at least finished it.

Q: When did you start dreaming about the Super Bowl?

A: It wasn?t really until I got into the NFL that I really started dreaming about the Super Bowl. Going through high school, I dreamed of winning the state championship. Going through college, I dreamed of winning the national championship.

Q: What do you remember about your first Super Bowl dream?

A: Just confetti coming down and having that trophy there with all the guys on the team.
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Q: Memories of Santonio Holmes at Ohio State?

A: He?s the same guy he is now, just a little bit older. He?s got an amazing passion for football. He loves winning. He always seems to be making the big plays. He works so hard to put himself in the right position. He?s a fantastic competitor.

Q: Biggest play he made at Ohio State?

A: I think he had a couple of punt returns that were real impressive. . . . I can barely remember what I did last week. I?m getting old.

Q: Best catch you?ve seen him make?

A: It had to be last week?s. The way he was able to get both feet down while making the catch over his shoulder.
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I know you don't consider yourself a competitive eater, but what football players past or present do you think would have the most success in that role?

Richman: It's weird because people think the biggest guys are the biggest eaters, but fat doesn't expand as much as muscle, so you want someone with a big frame who can expand. There is something about Nick Mangold that makes me think he could put down some food. Maybe its his Viking-like appearance. He's an Ohio State boy, so with all the great food there -- and not all of it is light -- there's a lot of brats and beer and stuff like that. A guy with that size who can come off the ball as quick as he does. I think he'd be pretty good. I bet Ed "Too Tall" Jones could be a great competitive eater too. He was on of my dad's favorites, and it looked like he could jack up a toilet!
Speaking of Ohio State, one of your shows was on that school's campus and showed a lot of tailgating. What are the best places to tailgate, and what are your favorite tailgate foods?

Richman: When you go to Buckeye country, it is a fearsome thing to behold. I'm sure there's a great tailgating experience in Michigan too, but I haven't been to it. The Jets fans tailgate pretty hard, I know that for sure. My friend Dahani Jones was playing them in New Jersey on like one of the coldest days of my life. It was a very ill-faded game for the Bengals, but that experience was pretty deep. My favorite tailgate foods are brats or Italian sausage -- they both go great with beer. They soak up just the right amount and you can still enjoy the game. And if it's quality stuff, it doesn't sit inside of you like a rock so you can watch the game and not feel uncomfortable.
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May 13, 2011
Jets All-Pro center Nick Mangold interns for Donald Trump
BY Manish Mehta

The seemingly never-ending NFL lockout has driven Nick Mangold to explore other career options. Well, sort of.

The Jets All-Pro center will be featured on the reality television show ?Donald J. Trump?s Fabulous World of Golf? on Monday (May 16) at 9pm on the Golf Channel. Mangold is one of Trump?s interns, answering phone calls, helping out around the office and sharing business ideas with The Donald?s associates.

?With the lockout, I?ve got workouts in the mornings and I?ve got my afternoons free,? says Mangold, who showed up in a black t-shirt, jeans and flip-flops before changing into a suit (sans tie). ?So I figured I?d check out and see different opportunities that were available and got lucky with this one.?

Here?s a clip from the show, which includes how Mangold and Trump became friendly through various charity events: http://bit.ly/mnfUaC

A few highlights from the episode:

Mangold walks into Trump?s office.

?Nick, here?s the story,? The Donald bluntly says. ?You?re going to have a strike. You?re going to lose a lot of your wealth. You?re going to work for me as an apprentice.?

A few minutes later, Trump barks out his first important assignment for the All-Pro center:

?Bring me a Coke right now!? he yells.

?It?s coming Mr. Trump,? Mangold says, walking into his boss? office.

?Nick, you?re touching the top of the glass,? Trump disapprovingly responds. ?That?s gross!?

Mangold spent much of the day answering/transferring calls, checking email and discussing plans for a local golf course in a board room with such people as Trump?s son.

Mangold apparently was a rousing success on his first day in Trumpville.

No word on whether he was angling to be Trump?s running mate in the 2012 Presidential campaign.

Now that would be fabulous.
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Mangold on lockout: Be safe and bond
May, 19, 2011
By Rich Cimini

When Jets C Nick Mangold first heard the date for Shaun O'Hara's charity golf outing -- it was Wednesday in Bedminster, N.J. -- he wondered if it would conflict with an OTA practice.

Ha.

There are no OTAs, no minicamps, no classroom sessions, no team conditioning, no nothing -- all because of the lockout.

Mangold told a couple of reporters, including our man Ohm Youngmisuk, that the players' goal during the lockout should be to "stay in shape and be as safe as possible. You don't want to have any crazy injuries come up. It's a tough situation that no one has really dealt with before."

Mangold said he was impressed with the turnout at Mark Sanchez's recent "Jets West" camp in Southern California, but he couldn't resist a friendly jab at his teammate.

"He had a good dry run last year, getting guys out there," Mangold said at the rain-soaked golf outing, hosted by the Giants' center to benefit cystic fibrosis. "I think Mark has done a fantastic job. The only thing is, I wish he would've given me a little bit of a heads-up. Maybe I could've made it out there. At least this year he invited me, so that's a start. Maybe next year I'll get more of a heads-up."

There are a lot of conflicting opinions on the value on these player-organized workouts. Mangold believes "it's a great barometer of where we are, the way we interact with each other, the way we care about each other."
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