Antonio Gates ready to step up as career winds down with Chargers

COSTA MESA >> It’s the 15th week of his 15th NFL season, and Antonio Gates, one of the greatest tight ends the league has ever seen, is considering how it all may end, knowing full well that process is already in motion.
Gates is still a Chargers fixture, a walking legend with 113 touchdowns to his name. “He’s beyond respected around here,” tight ends coach John McNulty says. But the NFL halts for no man, not even legends, and as this season has worn on, the tight e