Antonio Gates is officially tied with Tony Gonzalez for the most TDs by a tight end over a career in the NFL with 111 over 14 seasons. While Antonio Gates has played three fewer seasons than Tony Gonzalez at this point and had about 4,000 fewer yards, his body is deteriorating at a faster rate than Tony Gonzalez’s body was towards the end of his career. Gates ended this season with 548 yards on 53 receptions with 7 TDs. At times, he was not the best tight end on the field for the Chargers, and with Philip Rivers forcing him the ball to get him the record, hopefully, the pressure will be lessened this season because Gates only needs one TD to be the leader.
2017 Chargers Analysis: Tight Ends
