Antonio Gates' agent, Tom Condon, told Alex Marvez of SiriusXM NFL Radio he's maintaining hope he can work out a deal for his client to return to the Los Angeles Chargers and that he's negotiating with the team's executive vice president of football administration and player finance, Ed McGuire.
Gates, 38, has spent his 15-year career with the Chargers.
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