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Antonio Gates

12/12/2005

Gates hauled in a personal-best 13 passes for 123 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 23-21 loss to the Miami Dolphins. The Chargers' tight end, who had a 10-catch game earlier this season (Week 8 vs. Kansas City), has found the end zone in three of his last four contests.

11/27/2005

CBS is reporting that Gates will play for San Diego Sunday against Washington. The tight end won't miss a start despite spraining his right foot in the Chargers' win over Buffalo last week. For the season, Gates has 56 catches for 784 yards and seven touchdowns.

11/25/2005

Gates practiced for the second straight day Friday and is a game-time decision to play in Sunday's game against the Washington Redskins. The Chargers' tight end has been nursing a sprained right foot suffered in the third quarter of last Sunday's 48-10 win over Buffalo.

11/21/2005

Gates was sporting a protective boot on his sprained right foot on Monday, and he was unable to work out with the San Diego Chargers. However, all tests on the foot were negative, and the tight end is optimistic that he'll be able to return to the field later this week. For now, he has been listed as day-to-day.

11/7/2005

Although he failed to find the end zone for the first time in three weeks, Gates continued to be quarterback Drew Brees' favorite target in the Chargers passing attack, finishing Sunday's win over the New York Jets with eight catches for 132 yards. Over his last three games, the tight end has hauled in 26 passes for 349 yards and four touchdowns.

10/31/2005

Gates definitely was not bothered by the sore quadriceps muscle that limited him in practice last week, as he hauled in 10 passes for 145 yards and three touchdowns in Sunday's victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. The Chargers' tight end had been listed as questionable on the injury report going into the contest.

10/27/2005

Gates was limited during the Chargers' practice on Wednesday and he has been listed as questionable on the team's injury report, due to a sore quadriceps muscle. The ailment is not considered serious, however, and the tight end is expected to be on the field for Sunday's matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs.

10/3/2005

Gates topped the century mark for the first time this season, finishing Sunday's victory over the New England Patriots with 108 yards on six receptions. After missing Week 1 while serving a suspension, the Chargers' tight end has hauled in six passes and topped 80 yards in each of his three games this season.

9/12/2005

Gates will return to practice with the San Diego Chargers this week and is expected to be in the starting lineup for next Sunday's meeting with the Denver Broncos. Due to a contract holdout, the All-Pro tight end was placed on the Roster Exempt List and was suspended for the team's last two exhibition games, as well as the first game of the regular season.

8/23/2005

Just two days after ending his contract holdout and reporting to camp, Gates has agreed to a six-year contract with the San Diego Chargers. Although official terms have not been released, the tight end is expected to receive $4-5 million per season through the 2010 campaign. Prior to inking the new deal, Gates was scheduled to earn just $380,000 in 2005 and become a free agent after the season.

8/22/2005

Although he still hopes to come to terms on a multiyear contract, Gates has signed the Chargers' one-year, $380,000 tender offer and will report to camp this week. Due to his holdout, the tight end was placed on the Roster Exempt List and he was suspended for the team's last two exhibition games, as well as the first game of the regular season. The Chargers now hope the penalty can be lifted, so Gates can be available for Week 1.

8/20/2005

Gates is facing a three-game suspension by failing to meeting the Chargers' Saturday 12:30 p.m. deadline to sign a contract and show up at training camp. The team had warned the tight end that they would suspend him for the final two exhibition games as well as the season opener against the Dallas Cowboys if no agreement was reached by the deadline. The All-Pro TE is seeking a multi-year contract and has refused to sign the one year, $380,000 tender offered by the team.

8/18/2005

Gates has yet to report to training camp with the San Diego Chargers, as he continues to hold out for a long-term deal. The tight end does not intend to sign the team's one-year, $380,000 tender in hopes of coming to terms on a three-year contract. Reportedly, the Chargers have informed Gates that if he does not show up by Saturday, he will be suspended for the last two preseason games, as well as the first contest of the regular season.

8/2/2005

Gates continued to be a no-show at Chargers training camp on Tuesday, marking the fifth day that the third-year tight end was not with his teammates at Chargers Park. Gates, who set a new record for his position last season with 13 touchdown receptions, is holding out for a long-term contract. He is slated to earn $380,000 in '05 as an exclusive-rights free agent, and had been reporting to all of San Diego's required offseason workouts before failing to show up to camp.