Antonio Gates
Gates on the set of KUSI-TV in June 2008
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| No. 85 Los Angeles Chargers | |||||||||
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | June 18, 1980 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Detroit, Michigan | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Detroit (MI) Central | ||||||||
| College: | Kent State | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2003 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||||
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| Receptions: | 897 |
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| Receiving yards: | 11,192 |
| Receiving touchdowns: | 111 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Antonio Ethan Gates Jr. (born June 18, 1980) is an American football tight end for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He has been selected into the Pro Bowl eight times and is a five-time All-Pro.
Gates was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2003 after playing college basketball for Kent State University. He attended college at Kent State 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 is tied for 6th all-time (with Tony Gonzalez) with 111 career touchdown receptions, and leads all active players in this category.
Originally, Gates enrolled at Michigan State University wanting to play football under then-coach Nick Saban as well as basketball under coach Tom Izzo. Upon enrolling, he learned that Saban wanted him to play only football. Gates then chose to pursue playing basketball by transferring to Eastern Michigan University. He played there part of a season, subsequently played at two junior colleges, and eventually played two seasons at Kent State University in northeastern Ohio.
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