Newsday · Dec 29, 2016
Nick Mangold plans on playing for Jets in 2017
New York Jets center Nick Mangold (74) duringFLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Nick Mangold has no plans to retire and, in a perfect world, he’ll be back with the Jets in 2017.
“Shoot, I love football,” said the center, who’s on injured reserve with a right foot/ankle injury. “I miss it dearly. I’m planning on playing. I want to keep playing football, and I want to do it here.”
Mangold, who turns 33 on Jan. 13, will count $9.075 million against the Jets’ salary cap next season. He also isn’t yet sure if he’ll need surgery. “I figure we’ll cross that bridge when we get to it,” he said of his future with the team.
