Teammates would agree. Mangold spent his formative years as a freestyle swimmer. He does not care for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, an organization he insults playfully on Twitter. He even started an account for Moore with a colorful user name that incorporates his nickname, Meat.

Most teams double-team premier defensive tackles, but the Jets can leave Mangold alone against them. In that way, he is like cornerback Darrelle Revis, deserving of his own island, Mangold Island, if you will.

“That would be a rusty, filthy island where people wear ripped jeans and stay in hotel rooms that are half price,” tight end Dustin Keller said. “But they would serve wine, and only the finest for Nick Mangold.”

But they would serve wine, and only the finest for Nick Mangold

I try to find the humor in everything while promoting the virtues of being manly