Overview
- the New York Jets said Mangold died Saturday night while on dialysis, with the team announcing his passing Sunday before its game in Cincinnati.
- Mangold publicly disclosed on Oct. 14 that he needed a transplant and had no family donor match, directing potential donors to a Columbia program.
- An 11-year Jet and first-round pick in 2006, he made seven Pro Bowls, earned two first-team All-Pro honors, entered the Jets' Ring of Honor in 2022, and advanced this month in Hall of Fame voting for the Class of 2026.
- Tributes poured in from across football, including statements from owner Woody Johnson, an emotional on-air remembrance by former coach Rex Ryan, and a social-media tribute from former quarterback Mark Sanchez.
- He is survived by his wife, Jennifer, and their four children, as coverage also highlighted broader transplant shortages with about 90,000 Americans awaiting kidneys and roughly a dozen dying each day while waiting.