Antonio Gates went from a Kent State University basketball standout ... Not bad for someone who didn't even play college ...

Antonio Gates went from a Kent State University basketball ... Not bad for someone who didn't even play college football. More local connections to the NFL:Walsh Jesuit High School graduate ...

Follow legendary Chargers tight end Antonio Gates as he is selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame at the NFL Honors during ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Antonio Gates, Jared Allen ... He played only basketball in college before turning into one of the NFL’s top tight ends after being drafted by the Chargers.

“Antonio Gates, when I was coming out, thinking about going to the Chargers, doing workouts with them, they were telling me ‘We’ve got this guy on the practice squad who didn’t play ...

“Antonio Gates, when I was coming out, thinking about going to the Chargers, doing workouts with them, they were telling me ‘We’ve got this guy on the practice squad who didn’t play college football ...