Former Ohio State and New York Jets star Nick Mangold is reaching out to fans for help after he revealed Tuesday he is in need of a kidney transplant.

In a statement posted on social media , Mangold, 41, said there are no family members who are able to donate a kidney. Mangold was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease in 2006, which was his first season in the NFL.

“I always knew this day would come, but I thought I would have had more time,” Mangold writes. “Unfortunately, I do not have any family able to donate at this time, so this is why I’m reaching out to you, our N.Y. Jets and Ohio State communities. I am in need of a kidney donor with type O blood.”

He writes that anyone interested in donating should go to the website https://columbiasurgery.org/kidney-transplant and click t

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