Overview
- The team confirmed the 41-year-old’s death from complications of chronic kidney disease on Sunday, shortly before the Jets played the Bengals in Cincinnati.
- Media reports said he died Saturday evening after a nearly 19-year fight with the illness and ongoing dialysis.
- On Oct. 14, he disclosed a 2006 genetic defect, said he needed a type O kidney, and noted he had no eligible family donors.
- Jets owner Woody Johnson praised Mangold’s leadership in a statement and offered condolences to his wife Jenny and their four children.
- Mangold anchored New York’s line from 2006 to 2016, earning seven Pro Bowls, multiple All-Pro honors, and a 2022 Ring of Honor induction, with reports listing him as a 2026 Hall of Fame candidate.