Former NFL star Nick Mangold is asking the public for help. The retired New York Jets center, who previously played for Ohio State, took to social media on Tuesday to ask fans for assistance in finding a kidney donor as he battles chronic kidney disease. "This isn't an easy message to share, but I want to be open about what's been happening with me and my health," Mangold wrote in a statement addressed to "my NY Jets and Ohio State Buckeye communities." Mangold said he was diagnosed with a genetic defect in 2006 "that has led to chronic kidney disease." "After a rough summer, I'm undergoing dialysis as we look for a kidney transplant. I always knew this day would come, but I thought I would have had more time," he wrote. He said that his family is unable to donate "at this time," adding, "

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