Nick Mangold Needs a Kidney, Asks Fans to Consider Donating

Nick Mangold, a seven-time Pro Bowl center for the Jets, is in need of a kidney and asked fans to consider donating.

In a message he distributed through the Jets, Mangold said his kidney failure stemmed from an illness he was diagnosed with in 2006, the year the Jets drafted him in the first round.

“This is not an easy message to share, but I want to be open about what is going on with me and my health. In 2006, I was diagnosed with a genetic abnormality that led to chronic kidney disease,” Mangold wrote. “After a difficult summer, I am on dialysis as we search for a kidney transplant. I always knew this day would come, but I thought I would have had more time. Unfortunately, I have no family able to donate at this time, which is why I am reaching out to you, our New York Jets community. I am in need of a blood type O kidney donor. If you would like to know if you might be a match and donate a kidney to me, please go to this site. https://columbiasurgery.org/kidney-transplant and click on the I WANT TO DONATE MY KIDNEY link. Use my full name, Nicholas Mangold, and my birthday, 01/13/1984. I am deeply grateful to anyone who would consider donating.

Mangold retired from the Jets after the 2016 season and was inducted into the Jets’ Ring of Honor in 2022.