LAS VEGAS — Antonio Gates, who helped transform the tight end position, said he felt pain after being denied entry into the Pro Football Hall of Fame Thursday. After all, he was widely expected ...

Gates said the people who helped him along the way have reached out in a massive way since he became a future Hall of Fame inductee. Gates made sure to get back to everyone from former teammates, ...

In their first year of eligibility, Antonio Gates and Julius Peppers head this year's list of 25 modern-era semifinalists for induction in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Gates – a longtime ...

Pro Football Hall of Fame voters somehow snubbed iconic tight end Antonio Gates in his first appearance on the ballot despite scoring more touchdowns than any other player at the position in NFL ...

CANTON — Former Kent State basketball star Antonio Gates has moved closer to enshrinement into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He was one of 15 former standouts announced tonight on NFL Network ...

Antonio Gates went from a Kent State University basketball standout to a star tight end with the NFL's Chargers to a legend who has attained football immortality in Canton. Gates, 44, is among ...

In a major miss by the Pro Football Hall of Fame, former tight end Antonio Gates wasn't among the 2024 class of inductees. Gates played 16 seasons with the San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers ...

ANTONIO GATES:--that you still have that chip on your shoulder that I can be released at any time. I think that's what drove me for 16 years. The idea is that I never-- it was like, no, I wasn't ...

prolific tight end Antonio Gates and dominant pass rusher Jared Allen are among the 25 modern-era candidates for the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame class. The Hall announced the semifinalists on ...

Antonio Gates, a retired professional footballer from the United States, spent the entirety of his time as a tight end for the San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers in the National Football League (NFL).