Eagles Signing Veteran OL Nick Gates

Mike Garafolo reports that the Eagles are signing veteran OL Nick Gates, who was released by the Commanders back in March.

Nick Gates

To make room on the roster, the team announced it cut CB Mario Goodrich.

Gates, 28, wound up signing on with the Giants as an undrafted free agent out of Nebraska back in 2018. He later agreed to a three-year, $1.71 million contract with New York and has managed to make the 53-man roster in each of his first two seasons.

He later signed a two-year, $6.825 million extension with New York in August of 2020 and started all 16 games for the Giants at center. He restructured his deal with the team after suffering a severe leg fracture in Week 2 of the 2021 season.

The Commanders signed him to a three-year, $16.5 million deal in March of last year before releasing him in March of 2024 to create $333,332 in cap space and $5,323,334 in dead money. 

In 2023, Gates appeared in 13 games for Washington and made 10 starts at center. 

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