In honor of his achievement, the Chargers celebrated by adopting a goat in Gates's honor. The goat, a nod to the team considering Gates the "greatest of all time" tight end, is named Gatesy after him.

Antonio Gates has been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025, becoming the second Kent State alumnus to ...

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

While the small class is a change from past years when at least seven people got inducted in each of the previous 12 classes, ...

The NFL announced the 2025 Hall of Fame class Thursday night, and Antonio Gates, former Kent basketball star and retired Los ...

The Pro Football Hall of Fame has announced its Class of 2025, and among the esteemed inductees is former San Diego Chargers tight end Antonio Gates. Gates, who spent his entire 16-year NFL career ...

Antonio Gates, Jared Allen, Eric Allen and Sterling Sharpe were voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the smallest induction class in 20 years.