In a recent press conference, new Charger Antonio Gates was asked if he ever thought he would see his jersey hanging up in his locker again. This came after seeing it for the first time in roughly nine months.

Gates responded: “No not really, man. You know, um, you know due to the fact that how it all ended, I did not. There were no expectations for me to be back here. I felt like they moved on. I gave them, you know, the best 15 years that I could have possibly given them. So, no, with that being said, no I did not. But, you know, as time went by, things were happening that were uncontrollable. So it was kind of, you know, became more realistic that I would have the opportunity to come back.”

Gates recently signed a one-year deal with the Chargers. He was practicing today. On the first play, Gates ran a “pivot” route that went for a catch.