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

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Last Updated: June 29. 2011
The NFL's best: A Detroit News series
Nick Mangold is the Jets' man in the middle
Tim Twentyman/ The Detroit News

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Nick Mangold is the type of center a team can build around, which is not often said about those who play one of the least glamorous positions. (Al Bello/Getty Images)

When a center gets consideration as a team's postseason MVP, he's probably not your run-of-the-mill center.

Take Nick Mangold.

The Jets saw Mangold's potential out of college, selecting the Ohio State lineman in the first round in 2006 (29th overall). The Jets already had taken tackle D'Brickashaw Ferguson in the first round before taking Mangold in an attempt to rebuild their offensive line.

It marked the first time two offensive linemen were chosen by the same team in the first round since 1975.

The Jets hit a home run with both players.

Ferguson is one of the 10 best tackles in the NFL, while Mangold has become the most dominant center in just five seasons.

Mangold allowed a half-sack his rookie season, and was mentioned in rookie of the year talks ? unheard of for a center.

Mangold also anchors an offensive line that spearheaded the fourth-most rushing yards in the league last season (2,374). The line also allowed the third-fewest quarterback hits (52).

As for the Lions, Dominic Raiola has been a staple at center for the Lions since 2001. He's terrific with the line calls and has played ? and started ? for four coaches in 10 years.

But, at 32 years old, the Lions need to start thinking about an eventual replacement. Raiola is signed through 2013.
Top 10 centers

1. Nic Mangold, Jets: The best center in the league, hands down. He started all 16 games for the fifth consecutive season in 2010, allowing one sack and earning his third Pro Bowl selection.
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From The Detroit News: http://detnews.com/article/20110629...-is-the-Jets--man-in-the-middle#ixzz1Qfjmwqq6
 
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Former Buckeyes Among NFL's Top 100 Players
Mangold and Holmes named to list released by NFL.com
July 7, 2011

NFL's Top 100 players

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Two former Buckeyes were named among the NFL's Top 100 current players, according to NFL.com.

The list was voted on by current players in the league. Nick Mangold and Santonio Holmes, both members of the New York Jets, came in at No. 47 and No. 76, respectively.

Mangold, who played for the Buckeyes from 2002-04, has helped the Jets to back-to-back AFC Championship games after being drafted by the Jets in the first round of the 2004 Draft. Widely regarded as one of the best centers in the NFL, Mangold helped the Jets rank third in league in rushing in 2010.

Holmes played for the Buckeyes from 2003-05 and was named Super Bowl XLIII MVP for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2009. He teammed up with Mangold in New York in 2010, recording 52 catches for 746 yards and six touchdowns in 12 games. As a Buckeye, Holmes totaled 140 catches for 2,295 yards and 25 touchdowns.
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http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/070711aab.html
 
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BuckTwenty;1949993; said:
Not bad for a 2* coming out of HS :)
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Tom Lemming may be a biased fool, but I remember him having Nick Mangold as his #1 center prospect for the 2002 class.

Rivals had him as a 4-star and the #3 center. Scout didn't have a rating for him.
 
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AFC East: Oldie but goodie
July, 15, 2011
By Matt Williamson

Projecting the best 30-and-over player in the division by the start of the 2014 season.

The New York Jets? Nick Mangold will turn 30 in January 2014. And he will be the best 30-and-older player in the AFC East at the start of the ?14 NFL season.

Tom Brady probably can?t be counted on to be the same elite signal-caller as he is now that far down the road. Jake Long and Darrelle Revis won?t yet be 30 when the 2014 season kicks off. There are a lot of great players in the AFC East, but going with Mangold, the best center in football right now, was an easy selection for me.

Mangold is a player without a weakness right now. He has excellent power and strength, and utilizes those qualities well due to the great leverage and pad level with which he plays. He is a natural knee bender who strikes his opponent on the rise. Mangold also is superb with his hand placement. He moves very well for a center and isn?t a liability in space or getting to the second level to block a smaller man. He shows quickness off the snap and is quick to set in his stance after snapping the football.

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http://espn.go.com/blog/afceast/tag/_/name/2011-oldie-goodie-afc

AFC East's best: No. 5 Nick Mangold
By Tim Graham
The countdown of my top 25 AFC East players continues, one weekday at a time ...

About the choice: Nick Mangold is considered the NFL's best center and anchors one of the most effective offensive lines. He has been selected to the past three Pro Bowls and has been voted first-team All-Pro two seasons in a row. The Jets averaged 148.4 rushing yards a game and amassed the fourth-most ground yards in club history. STATS Inc. has charged Mangold with only eight sacks allowed in his career. Over the past two seasons he has allowed three sacks and committed five penalties.

Key fact: Mangold has started all 87 games, including the postseason, since he entered the league as the 29th overall draft choice in 2006.
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http://espn.go.com/blog/afceast/post/_/id/30051/afc-easts-best-no-5-nick-mangold
 
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A little personal note that I should have posted earlier.

I had my sons down at OSU for the Spring Game and lacrosse game. My youngest plays lacrosse and is a center in football and will be starting 9th grade this fall.

After the Spring Game, we go to Tommy's for some subs. While sitting in Tommy's, we see Mangold and some family walk by and then into Tommy's. My youngest saw him immediately and got a little stoked. Before we left, my son decided he was going to go over and introduce himself, state that he too is a center, and ask for any tips he may have.

Watching this unfold from my seat, I could see very clearly how Nick's eyes lit up when the part of being a center came up and any tips he might have for a young center. He gave my son some verbal tips, asked how long he had been a center, commented on his size, and generally showed genuine interest. My son then asked for a picture, pulled out his cell and 5 minutes later that was his new pic on Facebook.

As an alum of OSU, I couldn't have been more proud to witness that exchange.
 
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NFL's best: The top 10 interior offensive linemen of 2011
By Nate Davis, USA TODAY
Mangold Island.
By Jonathan Daniel, Getty Images

Apparently, it lies off the coast of Revis Island in the greater New York Jets archipelago. But ask around enough, and one discovers that it does exist ? much to the chagrin of the man it's named for.

"Revis Island is the only one we need," Jets all-pro center Nick Mangold laughs, referring to the atoll named in honor of his teammate (all-pro cornerback Darrelle Revis), where elite receivers so frequently find themselves stranded.

But Mangold, anointed the best interior offensive lineman in the NFL by a panel of USA TODAY staffers who cover the league (Revis was named our No. 1 corner in the May 25 edition of Sports Weekly), has similar ability to negate an opponent despite playing a vastly dissimilar position.

"If you have an elite nose tackle and put Nick on him, it's like Mangold Island," says NFL Network analyst Brian Baldinger, an NFL offensive lineman for a dozen years. "He'll handle him."

Though he appreciates such compliments, Mangold also deflects them.

"It gives you great pride when you're in there and don't need any help and can go one-on-one and hold your own," he says before quickly adding, "not that I don't accept help to make my life a little easier. But it's great the coaching staff has confidence in me to do that."

The Jets' trust in one of their two 2006 first-rounders ? Mangold was drafted 29th overall, 25 slots after left tackle D'Brickashaw Ferguson, his Pro Bowl linemate ? seems to know few, if any, bounds.

"Probably the best center I've coached in my lifetime," says Jets assistant head coach Bill Callahan, who also oversees the offensive line (as he has for most of a coaching career spanning three decades). "One of the best lineman in this league."

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http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2011-07-20-nick-mangold-best-interior-linemen_n.htm
 
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Jets center Nick Mangold says he was 'chomping at the bit' to get back to football
Published: Tuesday, July 26, 2011
By Conor Orr/The Star-Ledger

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Jerry McCrea/The Star-Ledger
Jets center Nick Mangold said he missed having to go to minicamp and OTAs.

Nick Mangold arrived in Florham Park about half an hour early this morning. But instead of going in to the place he'd passed so many times this offseason, he was told he'd have to wait a little longer.

"That was weird. I went to Dunkin' (Donuts), had a coffee and read the paper. It was actually kind of nice sitting there and reading the paper, relaxing a little bit. But it was weird getting over there ? like, 'Alright, you can show up, but you can't show up. You can show up later.' It's kind of how it's been with the lockout. No one really knows what's going on."
Dwight Lowery and Nick Mangold of the New York Jets return to camp in Florham Park Dwight Lowery and Nick Mangold of the New York Jets return to camp in Florham Park Jets cornerback Dwight Lowery and center Nick Mangold discussed the relief of returning for a new season. Lowery felt that the Jets should have won the Super Bowl last year but that the loss in the Championship game for the second straight year will serve as motivation. Mangold said how he loves that head coach Rex Ryan is so vocal about his expectations of going all the way this year. (Video by Andre Malok / The Star-Ledger) Watch video

Once he was let in, though ...

"Excited I've been chomping at the bit to get back. This is the first time since high school that I didn't have football in the spring. It was weird, I didn't like it, I'm happy to be back."

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http://www.nj.com/jets/index.ssf/2011/07/jets_center_nick_mangold_said.html

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Upw0mRhbF1w"]‪NFL - Nick Mangold Ready For Camp‬‏ - YouTube[/ame]
 
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Jets' Mangold survives big scare
Jets Blog
By BRIAN COSTELLO
August 12, 2011

The Jets had a scary moment during practice yesterday. All-Pro center Nick Mangold was face down on the ground for several minutes after a goal-line drill. He eventually walked off the field under his own power.

The team said he has a stinger in his neck / shoulder area and is day-to-day.

The Jets, with little depth on their offensive line, would be in trouble if they lost Mangold for any extended period of time. With Mangold out of practice, Rob Turner moved from right guard to center, and Vlad Ducasse played right guard.
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Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/jets/mangold_survives_big_scare_G3gvbhZnssBEYMiYxhN0XO#ixzz1UofULKqo
 
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