Because of the position he plays and its anonymous nature, it is difficult to properly quantify Nick Mangold’s importance to the Jets.
We take Mangold for granted, because most centers in the NFL are taken for granted. And because Mangold has been such a mainstay in the Jets’ lineup the assumption always is he’ll be playing on game day.
That’s what starting 152 of the 154 games in which he has been eligible to play since he was drafted in the first round in 2006 will do.