Nick Gates’ comeback from last season’s gruesome fractured leg takes a major step forward on Wednesday. Gates, who has been on the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list since the beginning of training camp, will practice Wednesday for the first time.
The Giants will then have 21 days to decide whether Gates is physically ready to be added to the 53-man roster, or whether they will leave him sidelined for the entire 2022 season.
The 26-year-old Gates joined the Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2018. He was the team’s starting center in 2020. In Week 2 of last season, playing guard after Shane Lemieux went down with a season-ending injury, Lemieux was injured in a game against the Washington Football Team.