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| 18th August, 2005 - 6:45 pm |  ESPN - San Diego Chargers All-Pro tight end Antonio Gates has been delivered an ultimatum by the Chargers front office saying that if he does not end his holdout by Saturday afternoon, he will face a three-game suspension.
In order to avoid a suspension, the team told the All-Pro tight end that he will need to either sign a new multiyear deal or the $380,000, one-year contract he was tendered as an exclusive-rights free agent.
"My philosophy is to pay our own players," Chargers GM A.J. Smith said. "We stepped out of the box midway through last season. We didn't want him to play for $380,000. We recognized his ability, but we didn't get anywhere. That's fine. Both parties have to agree. Unfortunately, we can't seem to get it going. Hopefully we will. Now, we all know exactly what we're up against." [READ] |
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