Former Jet Mark Gastineau asks NFL for help

Former Jets All-Pro defensive lineman Mark Gastineau at his Ring of Honor ceremony at MetLife Stadium on Oct. 8, 2012. Photo Credit: Getty Images / Al BelloIn an emotional radio interview on 710 WOR, former Jets great Mark Gastineau asked the NFL for help as he deals with severe brain issues.

“It’s not good, it’s not good,” a sobbing 61-year-old Gastineau told Pete McCarthy on WOR’s Sports Zone show Thursday night. “When I’m laying in bed until three, four, or five [in the afternoon], it’s not good. There will be days I get up and I’m good. My wife will tell you, she helps me get out of bed . . . and she’ll help me remember names.”

Last year, Gastineau told WOR he was suffering from dementia,…