Giants center Nick Gates (65) lays on the field as members of the team medical staff tend to him during the first half of an NFL football game against the Washington Football Team, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021, in Landover, Md. Credit: AP/Patrick Semansky
Billy Price was a Giant for less than a week and had never even met Nick Gates before he was traded here on Aug. 31, but he was able to read the landscape pretty clearly and size up his new teammate.
"He was the cornerstone and the leader of our offensive line room," Price said.