At 34 years old, Antonio Gates doesn’t have the vertical ... Remember, the tape doesn’t lie in the NFL. Gates can still play. Seven-year NFL veteran Matt Bowen is an NFL National Lead ...

Gates is one of the best receiving tight ends in NFL history and was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2025. One of the underrated stars of the "Steel Curtain" defense in the 1970s ...

The San Diego Chargers announced Thursday that tight end Antonio Gates has been suspended four games without pay for violating the NFL Policy and Program for performance-enhancing substances.

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.

LAS VEGAS — Antonio Gates, who helped transform the tight end ... the journey with me down,’’ said Gates, an eight-time NFL Pro Bowler with the Chargers during a career that spanned from ...

One of the most accomplished tight ends of his era is officially closing the book on his NFL career. Antonio Gates announced his retirement Tuesday after a 16-year career with the Chargers ...

And there it is. Touchdown Antonio Gates. No tight end in the history of the NFL has ever caught more TDs — Dan Woike (@DanWoikeSports) September 17, 2017 Yes he was⚡️ https://t.co ...

NEW YORK — Two-time Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning, prolific tight end Antonio Gates ... Bowl MVP awards. Gates played only basketball in college before turning into one of the NFL’s top tight ...

Those names will be announced Thursday evening during the NFL Honors ceremony in Las Vegas. The 15 finalists were revealed in December, including tight end Antonio Gates and pass rusher Julius ...

Every offensive player who moves from the college world into the NFL will always remember the first time they scored a touchdown. That is why this play matters a great deal. Antonio Gates had ...