One thing that can be learned about the New York Jets is that they, despite their lack of passing (no respect to the rookie Mark Sanchez), have an excellent running attack and one of the better defenses in the National Football League. Not to mention a head coach in Rex Ryan that has his team [...]
The Denver Broncos seem to be handicapped at the quarterback position – both figuratively and literally – as normal starter Kyle Orton has a bum ankle while reserve Chris Simms is, for a better choice of words, rusty, due to inactivity. As both teams met Sunday afternoon at Invesco Field at Mile High, the Chargers [...]
The Chargers are thinking Super Bowl in the 2009 season, and one player that is key to that type of run is tight end Antonio Gates, who finally appears healthy.
“Anything less than a Super Bowl championship, it doesn’t exist for us,” Gates said.
It was a tough year in 2008 for Gates, as the five-time Pro [...]
The word is tight end Antonio Gates has not practiced all week due to his ankle and ligament injury, but is expected to play in Sunday’s game against the Steelers, ESPN’s John Clayton reports. He’s a big part of the offense, and even at 50-60 percent he will be out there. He was the leading [...]
Chargers big play TE Antonio Gates, who is nursing a high ankle sprain, is iffy for Saturday’s playoff opener against the Colts, the San Diego Union Tribune reports. “If we were playing today, (Gates) probably wouldn’t play,” coach Norv Turner said Thursday. It seems like Gates’ status will be a game-time decision Saturday, but [...]
It was a division rival game in the AFC West as the San Diego Chargers battled against the Kansas City Chiefs with both teams fighting against a losing streak. Kansas City was desperate for its second victory of the season after last week‘s comeback by Tampa Bay, but could not get crucial points from its [...]
Typically, unless you’re going to the United Kingdom for pleasure or for business pursuits, a flight from the States can mess with you physically. Try telling this to the New Orleans Saints as quarterback Drew Brees threw for three touchdowns, leading the Saints to a 37-32 win over the San Diego Chargers Sunday at Wembley [...]
A matchup of two AFC powerhouses takes place Sunday at Ralph Wilson Stadium as the 3-3 San Diego Chargers visit the 4-1 Buffalo Bills. The Chargers are coming off a tough 30-10 pounding of the Pats on Sunday night at home, while the Bills were able to take a week off, licking their wounds [...]
Tight end Antonio Gates is less than 100 percent according to the San Diego North County Times, but that is not going to stop him from taking the field Sunday against the Panthers at home. After having offseason surgery, Gates is still working his way back, but says that he is getting more and [...]
The San Diego Chargers on Tuesday took tight end Antonio Gates off the physically-unable-to-perform list and Gates participated in portions of the team’s practice after passing a physical, according to the Associated Press. Gates has recently recovered form surgery he underwent nearly six months ago to repair a tear in the plantar plate of his [...]
