Nick Gates‘ injury last Thursday will end up having a significant impact on the lineman’s career. Giants head coach Joe Judge “couldn’t completely rule out” that Gates’ injury will end up ending his career (per ESPN’s Jordan Raanan on Twitter). However, the coach “seemed hopeful” that the lineman will be able to see the field again.
“I’d be lying, if from my perspective, if I said no,” Judge replied when asked if the injury was a career-ender (via Raanan). “I know that there are some comparisons to other players. These things are all different. I know he’s going to have the best medical care possible, here or elsewhere whatever we can do. So we are confident he’s going to be able to come back.”
Gates remains in a hospital in Virginia and is set to undergo further testing. The team captain posted an Instagram video that showed him walking, and Raanan writes that he “remains in good spirits despite the severity of the injury.”
The injury occurred in the first quarter of last Thursday’s loss to Washington. The lineman got tangled up with WFT defensive tackle Jonathan Allen, and it looked like teammate Daron Payne accidentally rolled over his ankle. Gates’ leg was placed in an air cast before he was carted off the field. The broadcast refused to show a replay considering the gruesome nature of the injury.
Gates was an undrafted free agent in 2018, but he’s transformed into one of the Giants’ most reliable offensive lineman. The 25-year-old started all 16 games for New York in 2020, and he was named a team captain prior to the 2021 campaign. He appeared in all 61 of the Giants’ offensive snaps during their Week 1 loss.
Giants are the worst team in the NFL! Destined to never win!!
Classy
Apparently you’ve never heard of the Detroit Lions.
Destined to never win? We have 4 super bowl wins which more than all but 4 teams. There are still 4 teams that have never been to one. There are 12 that have never won one and we are one of only 14 teams to win more than one. Every franchise goes thru rough times. Don’t act like we are the lions or browns
Well stated. Facts speak loudly. Pay no attention to the clowns.
Well, the Jints really aren’t the worst team in the NFL. They are however the most boring, with a GM who just doesn’t get the need for an offensive line. I obviously wish the best for Gates, but really, he wasn’t that good anyway.
Gettleman’s gotta go, and Judge has to stop making excuses.
Giants not able to draft well especially OLine speaks volumes when picking the wrong person in the upper part of the draft continuously. Definitely a problem with most NY teams when it comes to drafting and developing.
The honeymoon is ending for Judge. If the team goes 3-14, it’s quite likely he leaves at season’s end along with buffoon of a GM.
Best of luck to this young man. Career ending on a roll-up, that’s nuts
Gettleman & Judge are gone after this season.
Yeah I believed in judge, but his schemes are too old school and Garrett not enough to spark up the offense and throw the defense off. We have three RBs, two of them are decent and for some reason for OLine they either are not well coached for the past several years or we don’t know how to pick Olinemen
The Giant ownership is clueless with a GM that’s equally inept. Eli Manning the most overrated QB to ever play football. He had two good years!