ESPN.com · May 8, 2018
How Antonio Gates changed the tight end position
COSTA MESA, Calif. -- Antonio Gates has not called it a career yet.
The 37-year-old tight end wants to play. However, the Los Angeles Chargers do not plan to bring Gates back, so it’s appropriate to examine the impact he’s had in 15 seasons with the Bolts.
Gates' numbers already point to him being one of the best tight ends to play the game.
“There’s nothing left for him to prove,” Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers told the team’s website. “He did it all. He was a championship player. On the outside, people will remember him for the catches and yards, but he was so much more than that to me. Just the day-to-day interactions that we had, and the fun we had, I couldn’t be more thankful.”
