FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Nick Mangolds season is over -- and so might his tenure with the New York Jets.The star center was placed on injured reserve with an ankle injury Thursday after aggravating it during the Jets 41-10 loss to Indianapolis on Monday night.He was flying to North Carolina on Thursday to visit orthopedic specialist Dr. Robert Anderson to get another look at his sprained right ankle.Hes hurting pretty good, coach Todd Bowles said, adding that surgery could be an option.Depending on what the doctors say, Bowles said, Im sure it could be.The team decided to shut down Mangold, who will be replaced by Wesley Johnson at center. Johnson filled in as the starter for four games after Mangold initially injured his ankle against Baltimore on Oct. 23.The 32-year-old Mangold, a first-round pick in 2006 and the longest-tenured player on the team, is due nearly $6.075 million in base salary next year and the Jets could save $9.075 million on the salary cap by cutting him.Johnson is scheduled to be a restricted free agent after the season, but could be a younger -- hes 25 -- and cheaper option for the Jets.NFL Network first reported that Mangold would be done for the season. The Jets later confirmed that he was being placed on IR.Safety Doug Middleton, an undrafted free agent out of Appalachian State who had a solid training camp, will be promoted from the practice squad to take Mangolds spot on the active roster.The Jets also signed former Navy fullback Chris Swain to the practice squad. Swain had a touchdown run during the preseason for San Diego after being signed as an undrafted free agent.Mangold saw one of his best friends retire after last season in left tackle DBrickashaw Ferguson, who was also 32 and still productive. But Mangold recently said he has no intentions of retiring despite his injury-filled season.If anything, its made me want to play more so I can keep going, because Ive missed being out there, he said two weeks ago.Its probably going to make me linger on longer than my body will want me to. It gives you the thought that, hey, this game could be gone at any moment. So, youve got to enjoy the time that you get out there.Mangold played in 82 straight games to begin his career before being forced to sit out two games in 2011. He had missed only four games in his first 10 seasons and was selected to play in seven Pro Bowls.Mangold injured the ankle against the Ravens when a teammate rolled into his leg during a play.He spent some time in a walking boot and admitted to being overaggressive in his rehabilitation and suffered a setback. Mangold missed a few more weeks before getting back on the field on Monday night.He lasted 45 plays against the Colts before reinjuring the ankle. Bowles said Mangold was back in a boot after the game.Mangold joins a lengthy list of Jets players to land on IR this season, including quarterback Geno Smith, wide receiver Eric Decker, left tackle Ryan Clady, linebacker Julian Stanford, running back Romar Morris, tight ends Kellen Davis and Braedon Bowman, and defensive linemen Lawrence Thomas and Julien Obioha.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFLCustom Nike Houston Astros Jerseys . 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Tim Cahill may not start for Melbourne City in Wednesday nights FFA Cup quarter-final but Wanderers coach Tony Popovic remains just as concerned about how hell finish.Citys new recruit will make his first home appearance for City at AAMI Park, where coach John van `t Schip will likely field a far more experienced XI to the second-string line-up put to the sword 4-0 by Newcastle on the weekend.The Socceroos all-time leading goalscorer would be a potent weapon off the bench as he was in Australias recent World Cup qualifier against United Arab Emirates.Either way, Popovic is well aware of what his former Socceroos teammate is capable of.With Timmy in the side they will always be stronger, whether he starts or comes off the bench, Popovic said.Hes a quality player and hes proven that over the years.You can see he is still very determined to do well.Well show him the respect he deserves, but we are going to this game first and foremost to win because we want to get tto the semi-final.ddddddddddddA complete Wanderers squad enter the last eights only all A-League clash on the back of a successful tour of Japan.Popovic was encouraged by the early output of his new signings, including returned striker Kerem Bulut, Argentine midfielder Nicolas Martinez and Japanese midfielder Jumpei Kusukami.Despite being cautious of using pre-season hit-outs as a guide for A-League form, he felt his 2015-16 grand finalists were in better shape for round one than last September.Last year at this stage we had eight players who werent training who were injured, Popovic said.We didnt speak about that at that time, but thats what we were faced with.This year everyone is training - that is already an improvement.So we expect our fitness levels to be higher come round one and we hope that will help us with results early on. 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