Even though Antonio Gates didn’t play college football, and was a basketball player at Kent State, he rounded into one of the greatest tight ends in NFL history. An eight-time Pro Bowl selection ...

As well as being one of the best tight ends, Antonio Gates is frequently cited as the best undrafted free agent in NFL history. He never played college football, but did have an impressed NCAA career.

Antonio Gates Jr. is no longer a Michigan ... of interceptions and nine pass breakups as a defensive back. In college, Gates Jr. struggled to earn playing time. He redshirted his freshman season ...

A kid from Detroit switched from a college basketball career to the NFL on ... That's the elite company Gates has earned. Canton has called for Antonio Gates. And he couldn't be more deserving.

NEW ORLEANS — Antonio Gates, Jared Allen ... He played only basketball in college before turning into one of the NFL’s top tight ends after being drafted by the Chargers.

Lohner also played basketball for Evans in his junior and senior seasons at Utah’s Wasatch Academy. Even back then, “everyone kept telling him” to switch to football, Evans recalled. He was skilled as ...

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 ...

Two-time Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning, prolific tight end Antonio Gates and dominant ... winners of Super Bowl MVP awards. Gates played only basketball in college before turning into one of the ...

There's a strong history of college basketball players becoming NFL tight ends. Antonio Gates is the prime example of a guy who never even played college football and then shone in the NFL.