
Legendary Chargers tight end Antonio Gates received his gold jacket as he was officially inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday.
He caught 116 touchdown passes, all for the Chargers, over his 16-year NFL career. Longtime Chargers quarterback and eight-time Pro Bowler Phillip Rivers threw all but 27 of those scores. Gates was Rivers's favorite target over his 16-season tenure under center for the Chargers. Once Rivers was drafted with the fourth pick in 2004, he was Gates's quarterback for the rest of his career.