On Monday, San Diego Chargers tight end Antonio Gates became just the second man in NFL history at his position to record 100 career touchdowns. He joins legendary tight end Tony Gonzalez, who ranks sixth on the all-time touchdown receptions list with 111.
The milestone touchdown came in the first quarter of his team's showdown with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Bleacher Report highlighted the achievement:
There it is! Antonio Gates catches his 100th TD of his career! #LEGEND pic.twitter.com/0G0GY2n8w3
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) October 13, 2015
He also tied wide receivers Steve Largent and Tim Brown for seventh all-time on the NFL's receiving touchdown list.