Nick Mangold released

[patsinthesnow]

Wow.

 

[50-yard-line]

Probably injury-related.

Was my favorite Jet (short list, yeah) forever. What a great and tough player. And yeah, if he had anything left, I'd be all for having him on a #iwantaring-deal.

 

[jboston19]

Jets have a paltry amount of salary cap space. They needed to do something painful. He's still solid.

 

[convertedpatsfan]

Wondering how serious that ankle injury was.

Seems like it was a nagging thing, and he pushed too hard in rehab to come back and aggravated it. If that's the case, a few months off might help.

Nick Mangold says 'stupidity' caused setback with injured ankle

He could be a reasonable upgrade to Andrews if healthy. Jets fans would go ballistic watching another former high-profile Jet win a championship with the Patriots.

 

[cupofjoe1962]

Let's kick his tires.

#Vetthejet

 

[SHOWTIME15]

Probably injury-related.
.

No, it's the jets so it's probably stupid related.

 

[Love The Drake]

Mangold please make Jets fans cry

 

[Huckleberry1]

For once it actually means something:

SIGN THE BEAST

Best center I have seen. Well worth bringing him in.

 

[PatriotsPimp136]

I am expecting more releases from the jests.

 

[PatriotsPimp136]

For once it actually means something:

SIGN THE BEAST

Best center I have seen. Well worth bringing him in.

Depends on the price.

 

[patsinthesnow]

Andrews is a nice kid/decent C but Mangold could be a Waters type move.

 

[NormZauchin]

Let's kick his tires.

#Vetthejet

But not his ankles.

 

[PatriotsPimp136]

Andrews is a nice kid/decent C but Mangold could be a Waters type move.

At what price? This team has to take care of the defensive side of the ball.

 

[Love The Drake]

Jets are targeting Logan Ryan and or Hightower I bet and bet they go after Romo Or Cutler.

 

[Huckleberry1]

Depends on the price.

Im confident Belichick knows how to manage their money. Mangold is an exceptional player and I'm sure he would love to win a ring before he hangs them up. And David Andrews could have no better mentor.

That said it would make jet fans heads explode, and that's always fun.

Sign the beast.

 

[PatriotsPimp136]

Jets are targeting Logan Ryan and or Hightower I bet and bet they go after Romo Or Cutler.

How much cap space they have now? Hightower's not going anywhere

 

[luuked]

I think with the center position what it is Brady also most probably has some influence on it (as he supposedly had with the Stork release when he made his preference for Andrews known).

Worth to kick the tires if he is interested in some kind of very cheap deal.

 

[luuked]

Jets are targeting Logan Ryan and or Hightower I bet and bet they go after Romo Or Cutler.

???

 

[varjao]

If we sign this beast, what compensation could we get from trading Andrews, a SB champion center?

 

[patfanken]

This shouldn't be unexpected. The Jets are in cap hell and are going for a total rebuild. No one can question the type of player Mangold WAS. The question is what kind of player he IS now. Is the ankle a blip on the radar, or is it something chronic?

David Andrews has performed admirably for the better part of 2 seasons. He exceeded WELL beyond any expectations. But the fact is the best he's going to be is OK, which he was all season. He is simply physically limited. IF Mangold has anything left in the tank, it would be a serious upgrade to have him here on a 2 year deal to finish his career with a REAL chance at a ring.

The fact is the Pats will have more than enough cap room to fit him under our cap. @Miguel probably knows more about the details, but we should be able to sign him to this kind of a deal that protects everyone. Something like $3MM guaranteed if he makes the final 53 and an additional $2-3MM depending on how many games he starts. I think that would equal what he would have made this season with the Jets.