Thread: Breaking: SD's Antonio Gates Also Gets 4-Game Suspension

SAN DIEGO -- Antonio Gates told reporters here on Thursday, the opening day of training camp for the San Diego Chargers, that he has no idea how a substance that triggered a positive test for performance-enhancing drugs got into his body.

"When I got the information I was shocked," said Gates, speaking publicly for the first time since the league's announcement that he tested positive earlier this month.

"I knew coming into minicamp (in June) that I was dealing with it. But a four-game suspension was never in my mind."

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Originally Posted by underrated29

I took him over gates last year with expectations. I was severely let down. He now gets the chance to redeem himself.

He wasn't a starter last season so why would take him unless you were banking on Gates being injured?

Anyway, this couldn't happened to a nicer group of twits.

Originally Posted by TXBRONC

He wasn't a starter last season so why would take him unless you were banking on Gates being injured?

Anyway, this couldn't happened to a nicer group of twits.

He came on strong the year before at the end of the season, better than gates. Mccoy said he was going to get him the ball more (last year). I did expect gates to be slow since he was coming off injury. He wasnt my TE starter but I took him over gates expecting him to surpass him.

Originally Posted by underrated29

I took him over gates last year with expectations. I was severely let down. He now gets the chance to redeem himself.

Same with me.