Antonio Gates
The Indianapolis Colts Just Signed a Gigantic, Ultra-Athletic College Basketball Player to Be Their New Tight End
The Indianapolis Colts are hoping they just signed the next Antonio Gates. The team reportedly reached an agreement Mo Alie-Cox, 6-foot-6, 262-pound former VCU power forward who just wrapped up [...]
Homecoming: Josh Cribbs’ Campus Tour of Kent State
Posted on a door in the football offices at Kent State University, a glossy photo print catches the eye of Josh Cribbs, the multipurpose threat for the Cleveland Browns. In [...]
Antonio Gates’ Power-Charged Workout
It's Monday afternoon in the middle of the NFL season. Antonio Gates is fresh off another All-Pro performance: seven catches, 100-plus receiving yards and two touchdowns. On this day, the [...]
Antonio Gates: A Recruiting Story Like No Other
It's an unwritten rule that there are no guarantees in recruiting. But one thing is certain: your experience will not be like that of Antonio Gates. Four years, four schools, [...]
Antonio Gates' Unscripted Journey, Video Part 3
When Antonio Gates accepted a football scholarship to play for Coach Nick Saban and the Michigan State Spartans, his plan was to leverage it to reach his ultimate goal: to [...]
Antonio Gates: Dual-Sport Star Divided
“Basketball was something that molded me and created the person I was. That’s how I became Antonio Gates.” In high school, he walked the right path with hardly a misstep. [...]
Antonio Gates: Forging His Own Path
His path to the NFL was as unique as his skill set, and it defines who Antonio Gates is today. The story begins in a city of hard knocks—Detroit—where the [...]
Exercise of the Week: Power Shrug
What separates athletes from bodybuilders? One key difference: the incorporation of multi-joint, functional exercises into athletes' training routines. It makes no sense to perform predominantly isolation exercises when muscles are [...]
Activate Your Core and Build Balanced Upper-Body Strength With Antonio Gates
The complement to San Diego Chargers tight end Antonio Gates’ pure athleticism is a disciplined—and sophisticated—approach to training. “It’s about quality reps for me,” Gates told us during a recent [...]
Antonio Gates’ Strength Training Plan
The NFL’s most highly skilled tight end did not have an impressive college career on the gridiron. In fact, he had no college career on the gridiron. When Antonio [...]
