The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced Thursday that tight end Antonio Gates and edge rusher Jared ... which was cut short because of a neck injury. Sharpe's 18 touchdown receptions in 1994 ...

Gates, who caught 116 touchdown passes in a 16-year career spent entirely with the Chargers, is elected alongside defensive ...

NEW ORLEANS — Antonio Gates, Jared Allen ... 1994, before a neck injury cut his career short. Sharpe was a three-time All-Pro and had 595 catches for 8,134 yards and 65 TDs.