Former NFL coach collapses on air after learning of one of his players’ death

Former NFL coach Rex Ryan became visibly emotional during an ESPN segment on Sunday upon learning of the death of New York Jets player Nick Mangold.

Mangold, 41, died Saturday from complications related to kidney disease, his former team confirmed over the weekend.

Appearing on ESPN’s “Sunday NFL Countdown,” Ryan gasped as he remembered Mangold, whom he coached for six seasons.

“It’s brutal. A great young man,” she said through tears. “I remember it was obvious they were going to fire me. In my last game, Mangold was injured, like woundedand he comes to me. He says, “I’m playing this game.” And I wanted to play for myself. “That’s what I remember about this kid.”

He went on to note, “He was amazing and too young. I feel so bad for his wife and family.”

Mangold, an Ohio native, spent 11 seasons with the New York Jets before retiring from the NFL in 2018. He is survived by his wife, Jennifer Richmond, and children Matthew, Eloise, Thomas and Charlotte.

His death comes less than two weeks after he went public with his kidney disease diagnosis and expressed his hope of finding a donor with type O blood.

“After a difficult summer, I am on dialysis while we search for a kidney transplant,” Mangold wrote on Instagram on October 14. “I always knew this day would come, but I thought I would have had more time.”

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“Although it has been a difficult stretch, I remain positive and focused on the road ahead,” he continued. “I’m looking forward to better days and regaining all my strength soon.”

Also paying tribute to Mangold on ESPN this week was his former teammate Damien Woody.

“I lost a brother, and everyone knows that when you spend so much time together in those facilities, you’re family,” Woody, who played with the New York Jets from 2008 to 2010 after stints with the New England Patriots and Detroit Lions, said Monday. “Nick was a guy that always kept things lighthearted. He was always a guy that kept things fun. He was the best lineman I ever played with.”

Watch a “Good Morning America” segment featuring Rex Ryan’s comments below.

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