{"id":445509,"date":"2024-02-09T18:41:08","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T18:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=445509"},"modified":"2024-02-09T18:41:08","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T18:41:08","slug":"antonio-gates-snubbed-by-pro-football-hall-of-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/antonio-gates-snubbed-by-pro-football-hall-of-fame\/","title":{"rendered":"Antonio Gates Snubbed By Pro Football Hall Of Fame"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NFL fans quickly saw one glaring omission from the 2024 Pro Football Hall of Fame class when it was announced on Thursday night. NFL fans were taken aback by Gates&#8217; exclusion because he is regarded as one of the best tight ends of all time.<\/p>\n<h2>Antonio Gates Snubbed By Pro Football Hall Of Fame<\/h2>\n<p>Without a doubt, the list of players that were selected this year is amazing. Randy Gradishar, Steve McMichael, Andre Johnson, Devin Hester, Dwight Freeney, and Julius Peppers are among those who appear in it.<\/p>\n<p>One obvious omission, though, is Antonio Gates, a former tight end with the Chargers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">How is Antonio Gates not a first ballot NFL Hall of Famer? <\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd39\ufe0f955 receptions (3rd among TE) <br \/>\ud83d\udd39\ufe0f11, 841 receiving yards (3rd) <br \/>\ud83d\udd39\ufe0f116 TDs (1st TE, 7th among all players) <br \/>\ud83d\udd39\ufe0f6 All-Pro teams <br \/>\ud83d\udd39\ufe0f2000s All-Decade Team <\/p>\n<p>Atrocious from the committee. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/agC5vWEljR\">pic.twitter.com\/agC5vWEljR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nick (@HolzSportsCo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HolzSportsCo\/status\/1755787841894760517?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In November, Gates told TMZ that he thought he would be inducted, but he was left off of a list that includes contemporary honorees like as Dwight Freeney, Julius Peppers, Devin Hester, Andre Johnson, and Patrick Willis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou never want to have the thought process you can\u2019t get in,\u201d Gates said. \u201cThe mental part of it is that in order for you to be the best, you got to think you the best. Ever since&#8230; I feel like mentally I belong in there, but at the end of the day you got to let it play out and you can control what you can control and we\u2019ll see how it goes.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BIGGEST Pro Football HALL of Fame SNUB OF ALL TIME:   <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Chargers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Chargers<\/a> legend Antonio Gates somehow did not make the HOF despite deserving to be a First Ballot tight end <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 8x Pro Bowler<br \/>&#8211; 5x All Pro <br \/>&#8211; HOF All-2000s Team<br \/>\u2022 1st all time in touchdowns with 116<br \/>\u2022 Third all time in\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9Ehfp1SmHv\">pic.twitter.com\/9Ehfp1SmHv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MLFootball (@_MLFootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_MLFootball\/status\/1755795975778521164?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Without a doubt, one of the best tight ends of all time is Gates. At 116, seventh overall in NFL history, he continues to hold the record for the most receiving touchdowns by a tight end.<\/p>\n<p>Gates was a member of the Chargers for his entire 16-year NFL career. Apart from those touchdowns, he also recorded 11,841 yards receiving on 955 catches, and in the postseason, he was awarded an additional 51 grabs for 540 yards and two scores.<\/p>\n<p>All of this occurred after Gates, a collegiate basketball player who did not play football in college, entered the NFL undrafted in the 2003 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lost all faith in the Pro Football Hall of Fame&#39;s credibility, Antonio Gates deserved to be in the hall of fame today\u2026 \ud83d\udc94<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ju6h8Mu7Yr\">pic.twitter.com\/Ju6h8Mu7Yr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u064bBoltUpYo (@BoltUpYo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BoltUpYo\/status\/1755793623822803382?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Next year, Antonio Gates will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. It is available for booking. But given that he&#8217;s perhaps the third-best tight end in NFL history, he ought to have been elected to the Hall of Fame on the first vote.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, congrats to the class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame for this year. I hope Gates receives the approval for next year.<\/p>\n<h3>Is Antonio Gates a first-ballot Hall of Famer?<\/h3>\n<p>It is a complete farce and a source of great shame that Antonio was not elected to the Hall of Fame on the first ballot.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Antonio Gates is clearly one of the best Tight Ends in the history of football, and him not getting elected as a 1st ballot Hall Of Famer is a disgusting travesty. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UBamBbK4iJ\">pic.twitter.com\/UBamBbK4iJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Droegemeier (@DrotalkSD) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrotalkSD\/status\/1755877599916523929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>What records does Antonio Gates hold?<\/h3>\n<p>TE Chargers Antonio leads all tight ends in touchdown catches with 116 in his career; the Bolts have a 53-39 record when Gates finds the end zone.<\/p>\n<h3>Does Antonio Gates have a ring?<\/h3>\n<p>Over his career, Antonio did not win any titles.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Colorado Deion Sanders Is Receiving Death Threats &amp; Is Requiring Security\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/colorado-deion-sanders-is-receiving-death-threats-is-requiring-security\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Colorado Deion Sanders Is Receiving Death Threats &amp; Is Requiring Security<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NFL fans quickly saw one glaring omission from the 2024 Pro Football Hall of Fame class when it was announced on Thursday night. NFL fans were taken aback by Gates&#8217; exclusion because he is regarded as one of the best tight ends of all time. 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