Multiple steps exist for college basketball players to transition toward becoming NFL professionals. Some NFL athletes began ...

Like Gates, Bell played NCAA basketball but will try to make an impression in the NFL with the Los Angeles Chargers.

Utah Runnin' Utes college basketball forward Caleb Lohner, who also played tight end for the school, has been selected by the ...

The catch? He never played college football. Instead, the former basketball player is looking to take the Antonio Gates path to the league. Bell was reportedly signed as the Chargers' 19th ...

There's a strong history of college basketball players becoming NFL tight ends. Antonio Gates is the prime example of a guy who never even played college football and then shone in the NFL.

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 college football). The Chargers ...

but played five-seasons of college basketball. “The 6-foot-9, 245-pound big man is looking to follow in the footsteps of legendary NFL tight ends such as Antonio Gates, Jimmy Graham and Tony ...