Tony Gonzalez (Cal), Antonio Gates (Kent State), Jimmy Graham (Miami) and Mo Alie-Cox (VCU) all became receiving tight ends after playing hoops in college, with Gonzalez and Gates both becoming Hall ...

A former basketball player at Kent State, Gates was signed by the Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2003 after giving football a shot (he never did play college football). The Chargers ...

The 6-foot-9, 245-pound big man is looking to follow in the footsteps of legendary NFL tight ends such as Antonio Gates, Jimmy Graham and Tony Gonzalez, who all played college basketball before ...

There have been some incredible success stories in the NFL of players who played college basketball and went on to play TE. Two of them are Antonio Gates and Tony Gonzalez. Gates spent most of his ...

Advertisement The matchup will take place ahead of the Aug. 2 enshrinement ceremony that will see tight end Antonio Gates, defensive end Jared Allen, defensive back Eric Allen and wide receiver ...

Antonio Gates is the prime example of a guy who never even played college football and then shone in the NFL. Tony Gonzalez and Jimmy Graham played both sports in college. The Carolina Panthers are ...

Antonio Gates, Jimmy Graham and Tony Gonzalez are among the college basketball standouts who successfully made the transition to the NFL. Two of those players are already in the Hall of Fame.