Source: Tight end Antonio Gates won’t be re-signed by Chargers

COSTA MESA — After 15 years, Antonio Gates’ Chargers career is officially over.
A source confirmed Friday afternoon that the veteran tight end will not re-sign with the team, finalizing a possibility that had loomed for the past several weeks. He leaves as the Chargers’ all-time leader with 11,518 receiving yards, nearly 2,000 more than anyone else in franchise history. His 114 touchdown catches also mark a distant team record, as well as the highest career total by a