December 25th, 2011 
Matt Loede 
Posted in When the Chargers needed to step up and play their best – it was simply too late. The Bolts final playoff push fell short for the second year in a row on Saturday, as they ran into a roar in the Motor City, a 38-10 beating by the Lions that will signal another season with [...]
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Gates Working Through Foot Problems
Tight end Antonio Gates has heard the talk about him being just a guy now, as the future Hall of Famer deals with a foot injury that has slowed him much of the past two seasons. He has played the past four games, catching 22 passes for 274 yards and two touchdowns. He has lacked [...]
Source Says TE Antonio Gates Looking “Old and Fat”
The slumping Chargers are dealing with plenty of problems these days, but we didn’t think to count All-Pro tight end Antonio Gates among them. But one team source singled out Gates in diagnosing the ills that have befallen the 4-4 Chargers. “It’s harsh to say, but he looks old and fat,” the source told Yahoo! [...]
Packers at Chargers Friday Injury Report
Green Bay Out: T Chad Clifton (knee, hamstring), DE Mike Neal (knee) Probable: S Morgan Burnett (hand), LB Jamari Lattimore (shoulder), LB Clay Matthews (quadriceps), CB Sam Shields (concussion), G Josh Sitton (knee), LB Frank Zombo (knee) San Diego Out: DE Luis Castillo (tibia), G Kris Dielman (concussion) Doubtful: LB Shaun Phillips (foot) Questionable: LB [...]
Gates Takes the Practice Field; Listed as 50/50 for Sunday
After being held out of practice on Wednesday and Thursday, Chargers tight end Antonio Gates was a full participant in Friday’s practice and is listed as “questionable” for Sunday’s game against the Jets. Gates caught eight passes for 74 yards in the season-opener against the Minnesota Vikings, but he was a non-factor in a Week [...]
Gates Still Unsure of When He’ll Be Back Playing in Games
Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune reports Monday was TE Antonio Gates’ first practice since before the Chargers’ Sept. 18 game at New England. He left that game in the fourth quarter after re-tearing scar tissue in his foot. It is the tearing of the scar tissue and accompanying pain as he recovers from [...]
TE Gates Sounds Like He Won’t Play vs Miami Sunday
Chargers tight end Antonio Gates learned nothing new from a visit with a foot specialist on Tuesday according to Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune. Gates sat out Wednesday’s practice and when asked if his ailing foot could conceivably allow him to play this week against the Miami Dolphins, Gates thought for a moment [...]
TE Gates Will See Foot Specialist Tuesday About Sore Right Foot
According to a report by the San Diego Union-Tribune, Chargers All-Pro TE Antonio Gates will see a foot specialist on Tuesday to find out more about his sore right foot. Gates, who was a late scratch from Sunday’s 20-17 victory over the Chiefs after doing little against the Patriots the week before, reportedly is having [...]
