What does the future hold for New York Giants offensive lineman Nick Gates, trying to come back from a gruesome fractured leg suffered in Week 2 of the 2021 season.
Let’s discuss Gates as we continue our player-by-player profiles of the Giants’ 90-man roster.
By the numbers
Height: 6-foot-5
Weight: 307
Age: 26
Position: OL
Experience: 4
Contract: Final year of two-year, $6.82 million extension | Guaranteed salary: $0 | 2022 cap hit: $3.004 million
Career to date
An undrafted free agent out of Nebraska, Gates spent the 2018 season on IR, was a versatile guard/tackle backup in 2019 and became the Giants starting center in 2020.