Gerald Nichols

{{Short description|American football player (born 1964)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Gerald Nichols

| number = 77, 74, 93

| position = Defensive tackle

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|2|10|mf=y}}

| birth_place = St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 261

| high_school = Hazelwood East
(Spanish Lake, Missouri)

| college = Florida St.

| draftyear = 1987

| draftround = 7

| draftpick = 187

| pastteams =

• New York Jets ({{NFL Year|1987|1990}})
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers ({{NFL Year|1991}})
• Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|1992}})*
• Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|1993}})
• Washington Redskins (1993)
• London Monarchs (1995)

| statlabel1 = Sacks

| statvalue1 = 12.5

| statlabel2 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue2 = 1

| pfr = NichGe20

}}

Gerald William Nichols (born February 10, 1964) is an American former professional football defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Philadelphia Eagles, and Washington Redskins. He played college football at Florida State University and was selected in the seventh round of the 1987 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1987 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1987/draft.htm |access-date=2023-10-01 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He lives in Sarasota, Florida and is retired from the National Football League.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/N/NichGe20.htm|title = Gerald Nichols Stats}} He was a 1985 Second team All-South independent football, 1986 First Team All-South Independent football selection