Not only do the Jets have a chance to really bury the defending AFC champion Cincinnati Bengals and put them in an 0-3 hole, but they can also do it on the day they’ll be honoring an offensive lineman that did a lot of burying of his own during his time with Gang Green.
At halftime against the Bengals, the Jets will be honoring their former longtime center Nick Mangold by inducting him into the team’s Ring of Honor, the first of three player ceremonies this season for the Jets. They will also honor Darrelle Revis and D’Brickashaw Ferguson.
Mangold played his entire 11-year career with the Jets after being selected with the 29th overall pick of the 2006 NFL Draft. During his 11 seasons, Mangold was selected to the Pro Bowl seven times (2008-2011, 2013-2015) and was a two-time First-team All-Pro selection (2009, 2010).
Mangold started all 164 games he played in, played all 16 games in seven of his 11 seasons and played at least 14 games in every season except his final season, where he played eight. So in total, he played and started 164 out of a possible 176 games.
Mangold is back involved with the Jets, serving as their ambassador to the United Kingdom as part of the NFL’s International Home Marketing Area initiative.
Mangold is ready to be inducted in front of what he hopes is a raucous crowd.
“I’m hoping it’s rocking, coming off the crazy win that we had from the Browns, 1-1, coming in back home,” Mangold said. “I know on 9/11, the crowd was fantastic.”
