Nick Gates

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Experience: 5 years

Height: 6-6

Age: 26

Weight: 318 lbs

College: Nebraska

Biography

Originally signed as a rookie free agent by the Giants on May 10, 2018.

TRANSACTIONS:

Originally signed as a rookie free agent by the Giants on May 10, 2018.

CAREEER HIGHLIGHTS:

Gates has played in 34 games with 21 starts – 17 at center, 2 at right tackle, 1 at left guard and 1 at right guard.
In 2021, Gates started 2 games before suffering a season-ending leg injury…Started in the season opener at center vs. Denver (9/12)…Made his first career start at left guard at Washington (9/16), but left the game in the first quarter with a lower left leg injury…Placed on season-ending injured reserve on Sept. 21.
In 2020, Gates started all 16 games at center, a position he had never played prior to training camp…He was one of 5 Giants, including 3 offensive linemen, to start every game, joining right guard Kevin Zeitler, right tackle Cam Fleming, nose tackle Dalvin Tomlinson and middle linebacker Blake Martinez…Gates played in all 1,013 offensive snaps and was the only Giants player in 2020 to participate in 100% of the team's plays…The O-line helped the Giants exceed 100 rushing yards in 7 consecutive games from Oct. 18-Dec. 6, their longest streak since they hit the century mark in 9 straight games in 2010…Joined Andrew Thomas, Shane Lemieux, Zeitler and Fleming as the Giants were the only NFL team to start the same offensive line combination in each of the season's final 9 games.
In 2019, Gates saw his first NFL-regular-season action playing in all 16 games with 3 starts…Made his debut at Dallas (9/8)…Started at right tackle at the N.Y. Jets (11/10) and vs. Philadelphia (12/29) and at right guard vs. Miami (12/15)…Member of a line that helped Daniel Jones set a franchise rookie record with 24 touchdown passes and Saquon Barkley rush for more than 1,000 yards for the 2nd consecutive season.
In 2018, Gates suffered a foot injury in the preseason and spent the entire season on injured reserve.

COLLEGE:

Started in all 35 games in which he played at Nebraska before forgoing his senior season to join the NFL…Started 25 straight games at left tackle during his sophomore and junior seasons, which was the longest streak for a Cornhusker since 1981…Was a 3-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll…As a junior in 2017, started all 12 games at left tackle and was named honorable mention All-Big Ten by the league's coaches and media…As a sophomore in 2016, started all 13 games at left tackle and was 1 of 2 offensive linemen to start every game that season…Earned 3rd-team All-Big Ten honors from the media and honorable mention All-Big Ten honors from the coaches…As a redshirt freshman in 2015, started all 10 games in which he played at right tackle.

OFF-THE-FIELD ACTIVITY:

Partnered with the Bronx Community Foundation throughout the 2021 season to support their 4 pillars of community, equity & justice, economic security and health in the Bronx...Annually supports the St. Rose Dominican Health Foundation to honor his mother who survived necrotic fasciitis with the care from the doctors, nurses and staff from this hospital.

PERSONAL:

Majored in criminology and criminal justice…Played at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, where he helped lead his team to 3 straight state titles…Was named first team All-Nevada following his senior year…Son of Taylor and Sonya Gates.