Greg Gaines (born May 6, 1996) is an American professional football nose tackle for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He previously played in the NFL for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the Los Angeles Rams, for whom he won Super Bowl LVI. He played college football for the Washington Huskies.
Early life 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.
College career 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.
Professional career
Los Angeles Rams Gaines was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the fourth round (134th overall) of the 2019 NFL draft. Gaines won Super Bowl LVI when the Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 23–20. Gaines recorded three tackles in the game.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers On March 23, 2023, Gaines signed a one-year, $3.5 million contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 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. He played in 15 games with three starts, recording 17 tackles and one sack.
On March 13, 2025, Gaines re-signed with the Buccaneers on a one-year, $3.5 million contract.
Buffalo Bills On August 18, 2026, Gaines signed a one-year contract with the Buffalo Bills.
NFL career statistics Legend Won the Super Bowl Bold Career high
Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD FF Fum FR Yds TD 2019 LAR 10 0 13 6 7 0.5 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2020 LAR 16 0 18 9 9 1.5 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2021 LAR 17 13 55 28 27 4.5 4 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2022 LAR 16 12 36 16 20 4.0 6 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2023 TB 17 2 24 7 17 1.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2024 TB 15 3 17 7 10 1.0 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2025 TB 17 4 23 12 11 2.0 3 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2026 BUF 4 1 7 2 5 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0Career 112 35 193 87 106 14.5 16 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
Postseason Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD FF Fum FR Yds TD 2020 LAR 2 0 3 2 1 0.0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2021 LAR 4 4 12 3 9 0.5 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2023 TB 2 0 3 1 2 1.0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2024 TB 1 0 6 3 3 0.0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Career 9 4 24 9 15 1.5 4 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
References
External links Buffalo Bills bio Washington Huskies bio