No. 96 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||
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Position: | Nose tackle | ||||||
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Born: | La Habra, California, U.S. | May 6, 1996||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 312 lb (142 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | La Habra (CA) | ||||||
College: | Washington (2014–2018) | ||||||
NFL draft: | 2019 / Round: 4 / Pick: 134 | ||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||
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Greg Gaines (born May 6, 1996) is an American football nose tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He previously played in the NFL for the Los Angeles Rams, for whom he won Super Bowl LVI. He played college football at Washington.
Gaines attended La Habra High School in La Habra, California. Gaines originally committed to attend Boise State, but followed head coach Chris Petersen from Boise State to Washington when he became head coach. [1]
Gaines played at Washington from 2015 to 2018, with 2014 serving as a red-shirt season. He earned honorable mention All-Pac-12 Conference in 2016 as a defensive lineman, second-team All-Pac-12 in 2017, and first-team All-Pac-12 in 2018. In 2018 he won the Morris Trophy, given annually to the best defensive lineman in the Pac-12 as voted on by opposing players.
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 312 lb (142 kg) | 31+1⁄4 in (0.79 m) | 9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 5.15 s | 1.76 s | 2.97 s | 4.67 s | 7.75 s | 31.0 in (0.79 m) | 9 ft 1 in (2.77 m) | 30 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [2] [3] [4] |
Gaines was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the fourth round (134th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft. [5] [6] Gaines won Super Bowl LVI when the Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 23–20. Gaines recorded three tackles in the game. [7]
On March 23, 2023, Gaines signed a one-year, $3.5 million contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. [8] He played in all 17 games, recording 24 tackles and one sack in a rotational role.
On March 12, 2024, Gaines signed a one-year contract extension with the Buccaneers. [9]
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