COSTA MESA, Calif. -- Tight end Antonio Gates was back practicing with the Los Angeles Chargers on Wednesday and getting ready for the opener against Kansas City.
It's a situation neither party thought they would be in again back in April, when the organization said during the NFL draft that it was moving on from Gates after 15 seasons. But due to an injury to Hunter Henry, the Chargers signed Gates to a one-year deal Monday.
"I figured they moved on, but as time went by things went on that were uncontrollable and it kind of became more realistic that I would have an opportunity to come back,'' Gates said Wednesday.