Jets center Nick Mangold (l.) will be snapping to Mark Sanchez on Sunday night vs. the Bengals.
A week after suffering a stinger in goal-line drills that caused him to miss the preseason opener in Houston, center Nick Mangold pronounced himself fit for Sunday night's game against the Bengals.
Mangold, who says he is close to 100% healed, added that he's not sure how much time he'll see versus Cincinnati - "I don't know. They don't tell me and I don't ask," he said - but Rex Ryan expects his starting center to see a good chunk of action.
"Mangold will be in there without question," Ryan said. "He'll be in there with the first team and he'll take those reps."
Ryan said he expects his first unit to "play into the second quarter. (Maybe) a quarter and a half, we'll see how everything's going. We'll play it by ear but we're definitely going to play those guys into the second quarter."
For Mangold, the only thing as good as his being ready to go was having long-time line mate Brandon Moore back on the practice field for the past week after recovering from hip surgery.
"The biggest one for me is seeing Brandon Moore back out there a little bit," Mangold said. "It's great being able to have him out there. We've been playing together now for six years. We have a very good rapport on the field, and I think that's a big help as we continue on."
Plaxico Burress will play in his first NFL game in more than two years Sunday. Even Ryan is eager to see Burress in action.
"I think we're going to leave him in there. Let him play a bunch," Ryan said. "We've been working him real good these last couple of days. He looks fine."
So how much will he play? "I think we know what we got but absolutely I want to see him out there. It would be great to see him going against another team."
A year ago Josh Mauga was on his way to fulfilling big expectations. Then he was knocked out by John Conner in practice and suffered a concussion that derailed his season.
Mauga is healthy again and is opening a lot of eyes at camp.
The difference?
"I think that has to do with having a year's experience under my belt," said Mauga, a second-year linebacker who will start for Bart Scott Sunday. "Now that I have the system down, I can just go out there and play and work on my techniques."
In last Monday's game against Houston, Mauga had a tackle for loss and a sack when he replaced an injured Scott. Mauga's ability to play both inside and outside linebacker only adds to his value.
"I'm actually comfortable at both," Mauga said. "Any time you can be a utility player, the better. They need me to play any linebacker spot, I can play it."
Ryan certainly likes what he's see of Mauga.
"He just makes plays," Ryan said. "He's got great instincts. He's got some coverage ability. He is really without question our third linebacker. Without question he's done a great job."
Shonn Greene (foot infection) and G Trevor Canfield (knee) will both miss Sunday's game, as will Moore (hip). Ryan said Moore is a coach's decision. Vlad Ducasse will get the start at RG for Moore. On the defensive side, DT Marcus Dixon (knee) is out for Sunday as are Scott (leg) and DT Sione Pouha (left knee). Ryan said if it was a regular-season game, both Scott and Pouha could play. RB Joe McKnight (concussion) "is doing good," according to Ryan, and will face the Bengals. QB Mark Brunell (pulled calf) is out, and WR Derrick Mason (knee) is questionable... Former Jets safety James Ihedigbo, who played at UMass, signed with the Patriots, who inked fellow former Jet Shaun Ellis on Aug. 7.
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