Nick Mangold is one of the most popular and richest Football Player who was born on January 13, 1984 in Centerville, Ohio, United States. Rex Ryan became his head coach on the Jets. was his head coach for the Jets.
Nicholas Allan Mangold (born January 13, 1984) is a former American football center. He played college football at Ohio State, and was drafted by the New York Jets in the first round of the 2006 NFL Draft. Mangold was a seven-time Pro Bowl selection with the Jets, and was considered to be among the best at his position.
Nick Mangold attended The Ohio State University, and was a three-year starter at center for the Ohio State Buckeyes football team. He was rated on a par with former Buckeye All-American and 2001 Rimington Trophy winner LeCharles Bentley by offensive line coach Jim Bollman. “Most guys you get out of high school have to be taught to play center. He already knew the mechanics of the position. That was a big, big advantage,” said Bollman. Ohio State’s most durable lineman, Mangold logged over 300 minutes of action in each of his last three seasons.
In 2007, he married Jennifer Richmond, his high school sweetheart. They have a son (and a girl) together. His sister HolleyMangold was an Olympic weightlifter.
He was one of the NFL’s best center and was named to the Pro Bowl for four consecutive seasons, 2008 through 2011.
Nick Mangold 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. The Jets originally acquired the pick from the Atlanta Falcons in a trade for John Abraham. 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. Nick 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.
