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

Chargers TE Antonio Gates is suspended 4 games for violating the NFL substance abuse policy.

No further details yet from CBS Sports.com.

First four games on Chargers' schedule:

vs Detroit
@ Cincinnati
@ Minnesota
vs Cleveland

Congratulations, King.

Looks like PED's for Gates:

Ian Rapoport ‏@RapSheet 5m5 minutes ago

#Chargers TE Antonio Gates was suspended 4 games for violating the @NfL’s PED policy

I saw this earlier as well:

Rob Guerrera
‏@StatsNBCSports

NFL Network's @AlbertBreer on suspensions in the NFL: "We're not done today. More of these are coming."

And they weren't kidding - Antonio Gates (and Datone Jones) come on down!

Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter 8m8 minutes ago

And, Green Bay's Datone Jones also suspended for first game of season for violating the NFL Policy and Program for Substances of Abuse.

So in other words he is out for the season because he barely makes it a season as it is. lol

Originally Posted by Northman

So in other words he is out for the season because he barely makes it a season as it is. lol

Nah, he'll have plenty of rest now

San Diego Chargers tight end Antonio Gates has been suspended four games for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing substances.

In a statement, Gates said he did not knowingly take a banned substance, but he acknowledged he did take supplements this offseason and would accept the consequences.

"I take full responsibility for my actions," Gates said. "I'd like to express my sincere apologies to the Chargers, my teammates, coaches, fans and the league who have always supported me and expected and gotten nothing but the highest level of integrity from me."

rest - http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/13...itive-ped-test

It looks like Broncos will be leading AFC West in first 4 games.

Originally Posted by Magnificent Seven

It looks like Broncos will be leading AFC West in first 4 games.

When have they not? Even in the Shanahan days, they'd always be great in September. It was usually November where the wheels start coming off. You'd honestly think we are a warm-weather team that can't play in the cold.

Hope they quit. Am going to the late season Denver game at the Q and would like nothing more than a stadium full of orange.

If it's PEDs then it might alter his legacy a bit. I presume it's something like HGH because he's an older guy with a lot of mileage on him. Still one helluva player, but he's had more than his fair share of injuries, and larger bodies tend to break down pretty fast in the NFL.

Scariest part of the story is "we're not done".

Originally Posted by tomjonesrocks

Hope they quit. Am going to the late season Denver game at the Q and would like nothing more than a stadium full of orange.

The Q is always full of Orange. I enjoy reminding San Diego fans that we won a Super Bowl in their stadium.

Just creates an opportunity for Ladarius Green.

Originally Posted by CoachChaz

Just creates an opportunity for Ladarius Green.

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

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.

Gates is Rivers security blanket.