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Gates To Be A Game-Time Decision Against 'Skins

Sep 29, 2014 5:54 PM

Chargers tight end Antonio Gates, who is rebounding from a sprained right foot, was able to participate in part of Thursday's practice. Gates was injured in Sunday's win over the Buffalo Bills and hadn't been able to work until Thursday. He was no longer wearing a walking boot and was upbeat about his chances of playing in Sunday's road game against the Washington Redskins. "I'm going to constantly prepare to play this weekend and take care of the foot," said Gates, the team's leading receiver with 56 catches for 784 yards and seven touchdowns. Coach Marty Schottenheimer was also encouraged about his All-Pro's first practice session of the week. "He did some work out here today," said Schottenheimer, who reiterated that Gates' availability will probably be decided at game time. "We are cautiously optimistic. He ran and he cut. It was positive."

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Gates Sprains Foot In Rout Of Buffalo

Sep 29, 2014 5:54 PM

In San Diego, Antonio Gates sprained his right foot at the end of a 21-yard reception midway through the third quarter of the Chargers' rout of Buffalo. He was tripped up by Angelo Crowell and then had safety Lawyer Milloy land on him. The Chargers (6-4) aren't sure how long Gates will be out. Gates, voted an All-Pro last year after setting an NFL record for tight ends with 13 touchdown catches, caught five passes for 77 yards and one touchdown. He has seven TD catches this year.

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Rivers Or Brees Longterm?

Sep 29, 2014 5:53 PM

To this point, San Diego backup quarterback Philip Rivers has been diplomatic. He's watched Eli Manning and Ben Roethlisberger succeed from afar and wondered what he'd do given a similar chance. But inactivity can be discouraging, and through 24 games in an NFL uniform, Rivers has thrown exactly eight passes, or a whopping three more than running back LaDainian Tomlinson over that same span. It's not exactly how anyone envisioned it when the Giants selected him fourth overall in 2004 and shipped him to San Diego for Manning. Again Rivers will trade his helmet for a baseball cap when the Chargers face the Jets at the Meadowlands tomorrow. But don't expect speculation surrounding San Diego's quarterback logjam to end any time soon, particularly here in New York. Either Rivers, who is signed to a multimillion-dollar contract through 2010, or starter Drew Brees, who earns a hefty $8.078 million, will likely end up elsewhere next season.

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