Overview

• Gates will be enshrined at Canton’s Pro Football Hall of Fame on August 2, 2025.
• He is the first player inducted without having played college football.
• He signed with the Chargers as an undrafted free agent after starring in basketball at Kent State.
• Across a 16-year career exclusively with the Chargers, he totaled 955 receptions for 11,841 yards and eight Pro Bowls.
• He earned election on his second Hall of Fame ballot after a surprising omission from the 2024 class.