During the NFL Honors celebration, the 2024 Hall of Class was revealed. Though the players selected deserved the honor, there was one name missing.
Los Angeles Chargers legend Antonio Gates was not selected, despite many believing that he would be a first-ballot Hall of Famer. Though he was not selected this year, he could still make it next year.
Many people were upset that Gates was snubbed of this honor,many of them being his former Chargers teammates. Despite likely being upset, Gates himself spoke out about missing out on this prestigious honor.
Gates starts the above video with the best perspective by stating "One moment does not define you."
That could not be more true, especially for Gates. He is arguably the greatest tight end to ever play the game of football, and his accolades are enough for everyone to understand just how special he was when playing.
Gates leads all tight ends in NFL history with 116 touchdowns. He is also #3 all-time in receiving yards at the tight end position with 11,841. He sits behind Jason Witten and Tony Gonzalez in this stat.
Despite never winning a Super Bowl, Gates is also a 4x First Team All-Pro, 2x Second Team All-Pro, 8x Pro Bowler, and part of the NFL 2000s All-Decade Team.
Gates was recently inducted into the Chargers Ring of Honor, where his name will remain until the end of time. As Gates stated, "one moment does not define you."
We imagine that he will be welcomed into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, just not this year.
Some voters held it against Gates that he served a four-game suspension in 2015 for a failed performance-enhancing drug test. Others may have simply felt he wasn't as great a player as those who were chosen this year.
Legendary tight end Antonio Gates was denied entrance to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the Class of 2024. The news came as a shock to those across the football universe.
Antonio Gates, despite his incredible credentials, was snubbed by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility in 2024. Gates has more touchdown catches than any other Hall of Fame tight end and ranks third in receptions and yards.
One of the greatest tight ends to ever play wasn't even drafted. The then-San Diego Chargers signed Gates as an undrafted free agent. In college…well…he didn't do anything.
Defensive ends Julius Peppers and Dwight Freeney and linebacker Patrick Willis were named to the Class of '24, as were Devin Hester, the league's record-holder for kickoff and punt returns for touchdowns, and wide receiver Andre Johnson.
Sayers was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1977 at age 34 and remains the youngest person to have received the honor. He is one of five players in the Super Bowl era to be enshrined in the Hall of Fame without ever playing a postseason game.
The NFL unveiled its 2024 class of Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees, which included legends like Julius Peppers, Devin Hester and Dwight Freeney. However, there were some great NFL veterans who didn't make the cut this time, including iconic Los Angeles Chargers tight end Antonio Gates.
According to Chris Tomasson of the Denver Gazette, Allen will not be apart of the 2024 Pro Football Hall of Fame class. Tomasson also reported that Allen wouldn't be enshrined in 2023. The Vikings acquired Allen in the 2008 offseason by sending a first-round pick and two third-round picks.
"Congratulations to Patrick Willis on his well-deserved honor of being elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Willis has cemented his legacy as one of the greatest linebackers in NFL history. He set a standard of excellence and provided exemplary leadership for his teammates.
Following his career at Kent State, Gates turned his athletic ability into a legendary tight end with the NFL's San Diego Chargers. Gates holds the all-time NFL record for touchdowns by a tight end with 111 touchdowns.
Gates never played college football despite initially enrolling at Michigan State with the hopes of playing basketball and football. He transferred to two schools before ending up at Kent State. This is where he helped the Golden Flashes reach the Elite Eight of the 2002 NCAA tournament.
Gabriel was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 1971 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1989. Gabriel said his lack of postseason success in the NFL – he was 0-2 in the playoffs in his career – is the only thing that kept him out of Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.
Are there any NFL teams without a Hall of Famer? Currently, there are three teams in the NFL that do not have a Hall of Famer from their ranks. These three teams are the Jacksonville Jaguars, Carolina Panthers, and Houston Texans.
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