Antonio Gates, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American football player
Date of Birth: 18-Jun-1980
Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Profession: American football player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
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About Antonio Gates
- Antonio Ethan Gates Jr.
- (born June 18, 1980) is an American football tight end who is currently a free agent.
- 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.
- Following the 2017 season, the Chargers did not renew his contract, and he was not expected to play in 2018, but pre-season injuries depleted the Chargers at tight end, and the Chargers re-signed him in September 2018, and he went on to play in every regular and post-season game for the Chargers.
- He ranks sixth in career touchdown receptions, with 116, and leads all tight ends in NFL history.
- Gates is considered one of the best undrafted free agents in NFL history.
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