Giants OL Nick Gates activated year after breaking leg, source says

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The fairy-tale comeback for New York Giants offensive lineman Nick Gates has reached its latest chapter. He will be added to the team's active roster Wednesday, a source told ESPN.

Gates broke his fibula and tibia in Week 2 of last season, a gruesome injury that saw his leg facing in the wrong direction and put his football career in jeopardy. He would need seven surgeries and suffered a setback in the spring that forced the rod in his leg to be removed. There was a point where the veteran lineman even feared losing his leg.

But Gates has vowed to return and told ESPN recently he was "feeling great." He is currently on the physically unable to perform list, and the…