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
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It was almost like we played two different seasons. Things weren't going right, but nobody around here is used to losing, so we kept at it and found ways to get better. Once, we did that, we played like an Ohio State team should play.
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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.
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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.
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Inside the framework of the team, the team knows what the line does, knows how important it is to the success of the team -- to do the job up front.
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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.
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To be a great team, you have to be perfect in November, that was the point he was emphasizing.
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I got a call from A.J. saying we got broken into.
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He's done a great job of holding on to being with the team and being with his wife. It's kept him from going out as much, but it probably a good thing for him.
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He had a cut on his forehead two years ago during preseason camp. The doctor said he needed to slow down for a day or two. They had to hide his helmet so he wouldn't try to go out there.
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He got me on a run play, which I'm still upset about, but that's how the rivalry goes. You just have to get low on him and grab on.
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He didn't put anything in the bank. He collected it. It's like living with a person during the Depression. It was all in a safe. Before that, he had it hidden throughout his room. I guess his grandfather does that, that's where he got it from.
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We can't be overlooking anybody right now. Indiana has a renewed sense of energy, so we are really going to come after them this year.
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That would be great. Could we find one more (first-rounder)? Could we sneak another one in there? I always like beating Miami.
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He always wants to be the best but then he'll never talk about being the best. It's pretty interesting.