CINCINNATI — Former Jets center Nick Mangold, who is in the team’s Ring of Honor, has died, the team announced on Sunday. He was 41.

Mangold’s death came nearly two weeks after he posted on social media that he was looking for a kidney transplant .

On Oct. 14, Mangold announced he was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder, and he was undergoing kidney dialysis after initially being diagnosed in 2006.

“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 said at the time.

New York Jets center Nick Mangold is pictured in the first half of a game against the Indianapolis Colts in preseason action Thursday, August 7, 2014 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Robert Sabo/ New York Daily News)

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