  antonio ethan gates, jr. (born june 18, 1980) is an american football tight end for the san diego chargers of the national football league (nfl). he has been selected onto the pro bowl eight times and is a five time nfl all-pro.bio the official website of antonio gates gates was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2003 after playing college basketball for kent state university. he attended college at kent state his junior and senior years after brief stints at michigan state university and eastern michigan university.http://www.draftdaypicks.com/antonio_gates.html ==early years== antonio gates, jr was born in 1980 to antonio and mattie gates in detroit, michigan. he attended central high school where he excelled at both basketball and football. playing alongside friend and future nfl player dwight smith, it was in basketball where gates had the most success as he led central high school to michiganâs class-a final four in his junior year. as a senior, he averaged 27 points and 12 rebounds a game, and led central all the way to the michigan state cha
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