They were drafted on the same day in 2006 and spent 10 years on the same offensive line, forging a bond that will last a lifetime. They share so many memories, on and off the field: games, practices, holiday dinners, weddings and play dates with the kids.
Now they’re breaking up as New York Jets teammates, and Nick Mangold is struggling with the prospect of not having D'Brickashaw Ferguson around.
“It was weird because I wasn’t ready for it,” Mangold said Wednesday in a phone interview, recalling a conversation last week in which Ferguson shared his plans to retire.