Nick Gates gets out in front to block for Dion Lewis at Giants training camp on Sept. 1. Credit: Giants.com/Matthew Swensen
Nick Gates hasn’t been around a long time. He’s started just six games in his NFL career and is now playing a new position at center. In many ways he is still learning . . . about the league, about himself and about the opponents he faces each week.
But there is one thing he seems fairly certain about.
"Aaron Donald," he said, "is the best player I have ever gone up against."
He’ll face that challenge on Sunday when the Giants play the Rams in Los Angeles when he – and the rest of the offensive line, really – will try to mitigate the damage that Donald can inflict.