The news on injured New York Giants offensive linemen Nick Gates and Shane Lemieux, both on IR, was vastly different on Thursday. Gates, who fractured his left leg vs. the Washington Football Team, needs more surgeries and could be facing the end of his career. Lemieux, who underwent surgery for a partially torn patellar tendon, might not be done this season.
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Gates, who had started 18 straight games for the Giants, remains hospitalized in the D.C. area. He faces more surgeries on the leg he fractured in gruesome fashion last Thursday.