Nick Mangold
Nick Mangold
Nicholas Allan Mangoldis an American football center for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He played college football at Ohio State, and was drafted by the Jets in the first round of the 2006 NFL Draft...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth13 January 1984
CityCentreville, OH
bowl freshman game national passes realize special thrown time year
Being a freshman and never been to a bowl game and getting thrown into the national championship the first one you didn't really understand. As each year passes you realize more and more how special that time was.
I have no idea. I'd like it if they told us.
came coming sort starting together year
A year ago we started out as individuals and sort of came together at the end. This year we're starting where we finished, and coming together as one.
attention considered credit kid pitfalls running
That's kind of one of the pitfalls of the position. You know when you're a young kid going into it that you're not going to get as much attention -- and as much credit -- as the quarterback and the running back. You become used to not being considered the mainstay people.
grow hear indy loving
Down here in Indy at the combine, you grow up and hear about it, but you never really think it's going to happen. Now, I'm here. It's crazy, but I'm loving it and having a blast.
balance taught
It taught me about balance and countering another guy's moves.
mess nice people
It would have been nice to have at least one other person here so I could mess with someone else other than people I don't know.
clicking plays seem strung
Things weren't clicking for some reason. It just didn't seem like we could get two plays strung together.
behind block bullets compliments greatest guy protect says taking
It's one of the greatest compliments you can get when the guy who's taking the bullets behind you says you did a great job. That makes you want to block and protect that much harder.
aware came cumulative defensive figure hawk high ohio people pushing saw seemed special state weight worked
A lot more people were aware of A.J. Hawk once he came to Ohio State and they saw him do things like that. But as we went through high school, it was solidified even more that there is something special about him. I think it was a cumulative kind of thing - the way he worked in the weight room, relentlessly pushing himself, and the way he seemed to figure in on every big defensive play.
dancing moves
After about one second, he's gone. He's just dancing around, making moves on people.
guys
No way. I don't like those guys too much.
bonus moves
He's got a lot of size, but he moves real quick, which is a bonus for him.
help moves
He's got a lot of size, but he moves real quick. That should help him out a lot at the combine.