Gone way to soon....i knew Nick just a little from my work- he was a great player and an even better dude. Dug up this old thread on FR that says a lot about him:
Jets Nick Mangold Honors Slain NYPD Officers By Wearing NYPD Hat Before Jets-Patriots Game
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3239655/posts
To: God luvs America
One of the downsides of a sport that requires a huge amount of muscle is that you get used to a diet that supports it. When you retire, the drastic cuts in calorie intake required to stay healthy when you're not working out to exhaustion regularly can result in ulcers. Many can't make the transition, so blimp out big time.
2 posted on
10/26/2025 10:00:48 AM PDT by
Zhang Fei
(My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room)
To: God luvs America
Was he vaccinated? Did the NFL require it when he was playing?
3 posted on
10/26/2025 10:05:39 AM PDT by
Kleon
To: God luvs America
My Dad died from complications of Chronic Kidney Disease. He was on dialysis at the end. Not something I’d wish on my worst enemy.
6 posted on
10/26/2025 10:19:48 AM PDT by
EvilCapitalist
(Pets are no substitute for children)
To: God luvs America
Steroids are very tough on the kidneys. Many pro bodybuilders needed kidney transplants.
15 posted on
10/26/2025 12:54:20 PM PDT by
DallasBiff
(Apology not accepted.la is not the sharpest knife in the drawer)
To: God luvs America
Also may he RIP, I got on a steroid rant.
16 posted on
10/26/2025 1:01:10 PM PDT by
DallasBiff
(Apology not accepted.la is not the sharpest knife in the drawer)
To: dp0622
To: God luvs America
“I always knew this day would come, but I thought I would have had more time,” Mangold said in a statement. As happens to many. Not that that makes it any easier. :-(
I hope he was right with God, and may he rest in peace. He seems to have been regarded as a really quality guy by all. Prayers for his family too!
20 posted on
10/26/2025 7:44:13 PM PDT by
Paul R.
(Old Viking saying: "Never be more than 3 steps away from your weapon ... or a Uriah Heep song!" ;-))
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