Antonio Gates Reminding NFL Fans, Defenses He's Not Done Yet. Matt Bowen Sep 19, 2014. At 34 years old, Antonio Gates doesn’t have the vertical speed to consistently stretch the middle of the ...

Antonio Gates went from college basketball star to NFL record-setting tight end. Antonio Gates didn’t have a single reception as a coll ege football player. He had 955 as a pro.

The Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Chargers will face off in this year's Hall of Fame game. Both made the playoffs in 2024.

After missing the entire 2019-2020 football season, future Hall of Fame tight end Antonio Gates is finally calling it a career. He played in the NFL for 16 years — every season with the Chargers.

Reporting from San Diego — He has two of the surest hands in NFL history, but only now does Antonio Gates fully grasp what his little sister meant to him. The All-Pro tight end, beginning his ...

Post columnist Steve Serby caught up with veteran Chargers tight end Antonio Gates for some Q&A ahead of Sunday’s divisional playoff clash with the Patriots. Q: When you entered the league in 2… ...

Antonio Gates and Ryan Mathews are two players the Chargers will count on to lift the offense above its current ranking of 23rd in the NFL. (US Presswire) The Chargers offense is ranked 23rd ...

Antonio Gates (Chargers; 2003-2018) A former basketball player at Kent State, Gates was signed by the Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2003 after giving football a shot (he never did play ...

SAN DIEGO – Antonio Gates has caught plenty of big passes for the San Diego Chargers, and on Wednesday he hauled in the biggest contract ever given to an NFL tight end. Gates agreed to a $36.175 ...

It’s always been about getting the ball in his hands. Antonio Gates had a knack for it — getting open and catching it. Seeing it in the air, slicing through the defense to find open space, and ...

Chargers tight end Antonio Gates has been suspended for the first four games of the 2015 season for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing substances, the team announced on Thursday.

Antonio Gates (Chargers; 2003-2018) A former basketball player at Kent State, Gates was signed by the Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2003 after giving football a shot (he never did play ...