If Antonio Gates was on the fence between retirement and returning for a 16 th NFL season, his decision may have been made somewhere between the touchdown pass he caught with a defender crawling ...

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 ...

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 ...

Antonio Gates is the San Diego Chargers' all-time leader in receptions, receiving yards and touchdown catches. His touchdown grab early in the first quarter was the 108th of his career, bringing him ...

When the NFL announced back in July that Antonio Gates would be suspended for the first four games of the 2015 season, one of the first people to weigh in on the suspension was Shannon Sharpe ...

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 decided late Saturday he wouldn't be able to play in Week 7 and considers himself "day-to-day," according to Gehlken. "The MCL is a big part of my game. ... If I'm not able to move ...

COSTA MESA — It’s the 15th week of his 15th NFL season, and Antonio Gates, one of the greatest tight ends the league has ever seen, is considering how it all may end, knowing full well that ...

The pair of Hall of Famers are already looking forward to extra special festivities in August. With Antonio Gates set to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame later this year, Chargers.com ...

FOXBORO (CBS) -- If this was indeed the final moment of Antonio Gates' NFL career, it was perfect. Sure, the game situation and the scoreboard weren't ideal for Gates, as his Chargers trailed 41 ...

SAN DIEGO -- San Diego Chargers star tight end Antonio Gates was in pain as he tried to practice in a limited role Thursday. Gates has missed the last two games because of a torn plantar fascia in ...

Let’s say all Antonio Gates has accomplished is living up to the ability God gave him. Let us assume, for the sake of this appreciative argument, that Gates came out of the womb able to make a ...