EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants offensive lineman Nick Gates stays in a Virginia hospital and has extra procedures to come back after fracturing his leg Thursday evening towards Washington.
Coach Joe Decide would not fully rule out the potential for it being a career-ending damage, however he appeared hopeful that that wasn’t going to be the case.
“I might be mendacity, if from my perspective, if I mentioned no,” Decide mentioned to it probably being a career-ending damage. “I do know that there are some comparisons to different gamers. These items are all totally different. I do know he’ll have the most effective medical care doable, right here or elsewhere no matter we will do. So we’re assured he is going to have the ability to come again.”
Jon Perzley, Gates’ agent, was assured this would not threaten Gates’ profession after talking together with his medical group.
“Mark my phrase, Nick will likely be again in blue subsequent 12 months,” he mentioned. “Whereas in some circumstances these kinds of accidents could be career-threatening, Nick’s scenario isn’t that. It would not harm that he’s the hardest man on the planet.”
Two days after snapping his leg, Gates posted a narrative on Instagram of him strolling. He stays in good spirits regardless of the severity of the damage and the extended hospital keep.
Two days after snapping his leg and sooner or later after surgical procedure, Giants OL Nick Gates was again up and strolling. Beast! 💪💪
🎥 nick_gates68 on IG pic.twitter.com/g5UPeSLbUO
— Jordan Raanan (@JordanRaanan) September 19, 2021
Gates, 25, has been in touch with the Giants and his teammates. They even have been looking for methods to maintain him entertained.
“Hold his thoughts taking place there. Xbox or one thing like that,” Decide mentioned. “Pay attention, the man is in a mattress all day. Attempting to take his thoughts off it. When he will get again, clearly we’ll hold this man as concerned as we will with the group.”
Gates, a group captain who was beginning his first sport since 2019 at left guard, was harm within the first half of Thursday evening’s 30-29 loss. The damage was so dangerous that NFL Community’s broadcast elected to not present a replay of it.
“I snapped that s— in half,” Gates informed Perzley after the competition.
The damage got here when Gates bought tangled with Washington defensive deal with Jonathan Allen with 5:57 remaining within the first quarter. He was writhing in ache and tossed his helmet as medical personnel rushed onto the sphere. Decide was comforting Gates in the midst of the sphere whereas they attended to his leg.
Gates’ leg was positioned in an air forged, and he was taken off the sphere on a cart. He waved to the gang as he was taken to the locker room after all the Giants group and a part of the Washington sideline came to visit to want him nicely. Gates was then transported to the hospital, the place he stays.
The Giants switched Gates to left guard for Thursday’s sport after beginning left guard Shane Lemieux was positioned on injured reserve with a knee damage. Gates began all 16 video games at heart final season and Week 1 towards the Denver Broncos.