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Antonio Gates B-Ball Jersey Gets Retired

Found September 15, 2012 on Juan Elway: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Antonio Gates
TEAMS: San Diego Chargers
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I was the original ex-Basketball player to dominate in the NFL Juan… You can’t watch a Chargers game without hearing “Antonio Gates was a basketball player in college, which helps him come down with passes like a rebound” or “Gates boxed out the defender their as he came down with the ball.”  Now, he has his b-ball jersey retired and years from now the Chargers will be retiring his football jersey too. Nicks Hits “Guns And Hoses” Victor Cruz Throwback Pic
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