Antonio Gates

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Born
1980 (45 years old)
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Detroit, Michigan

Position
Tight End

Status
Retired

Ethnicity
Black

Team Number
85

Height
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)

Weight
255 lb (116 kg)

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Antonio Ethan Gates Jr. (born June 18, 1980) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end for the San Diego / Los Angeles Chargers during his entire career in the National Football League (NFL). He was named to the Pro Bowl eight times and was a six-time All-Pro selection. He retired following in 2020 after 16 years with the Chargers. Gates was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2025.

Gates was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2003 after playing college basketball for the Kent State Golden Flashes. He attended college at Kent State University in his junior and senior years after brief stints at Michigan State University and Eastern Michigan University. He is the Chargers' career leader in receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns. In 2015, he became the second tight end and ninth player overall to record 100 career touchdown receptions. He ranks seventh in career touchdown receptions, with 116, and leads all tight ends in NFL history. Gates is considered one of the best tight ends and undrafted free agents in NFL history.

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