Philip Rivers: Antonio Gates was so good, ‘The Gates Rule’ overruled our playbook
LA TimesChargers Antonio Gates and Philip Rivers were side by side in the locker room and never far apart on the field. 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. In Rivers’ words: Early in my career with the Chargers, even when I wasn’t playing, we had something in the QB room we called the “Gates rule.” It’s like, “What’s the read?” “Gates rule.” That just meant if Antonio Gates is one on one, that overrides all other things. Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers hugs Antonio Gates after the tight end’s touchdown catch in 2017. But I would have to believe that Keenan would say, “Oh, man, the stuff I learned from Gates that I still use is unbelievable.” That’s the mark of a truly great player.
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