Antonio Gates
Tight End
Career Earnings: $71,363,765
Career APY: $4,460,235
Total Guarantees: $22,187,000
Largest Cash Payment: $10,400,000 (2012)
Largest Cap Number: $8,374,265 (2015)
- Date of Birth: June 18, 1980
- Height: 6-4
- Weight: 255
- College: Kent State
- Entry: 2003 Undrafted Free Agent (Chargers)
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chargers | UDFA | Expired | 2003 | 2 | $537,000 | $268,500 | $7,000 | $537,000 | 100.0% | $268,500 |
| Chargers | ERFA | Renegotiated | 2005 | 6 | $22,500,000 | $3,750,000 | $6,380,000 | $18,915,000 | 84.1% | $3,783,000 |
| Chargers | Extension | Expired | 2010 | 6 | $36,175,000 | $7,235,000 | $8,800,000 | $38,411,765 | 106.2% | $6,401,961 |
| Chargers | UFA | Expired | 2016 | 2 | $11,000,000 | $5,500,000 | $6,000,000 | $11,000,000 | 100.0% | $5,500,000 |
| Chargers | SFA | Expired | 2018 | 1 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | $1,000,000 | $2,500,000 | 100.0% | $2,500,000 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chargers | 16 | $71,363,765 | $4,460,235 | $71,301,265 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Salary Cap History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Chargers | $225,000 | $3,500 | $0 | $0 | $228,500 | 0.3% | $232,000 | ||
| 2004 | Chargers | $305,000 | $3,500 | $0 | $0 | $308,500 | 0.4% | $305,000 | ||
| 2005 | Chargers | $380,000 | $1,200,000 | $0 | $380,000 | $1,580,000 | 1.8% | $6,380,000 | ||
| 2006 | Chargers | $500,000 | $1,200,000 | $3,160,000 | $0 | $4,860,000 | 4.8% | $3,660,000 | ||
| 2007 | Chargers | $2,625,000 | $1,200,000 | $0 | $0 | $3,825,000 | 3.5% | $2,625,000 | ||
| 2008 | Chargers | $3,000,000 | $1,200,000 | $0 | $0 | $4,200,000 | 3.6% | $3,000,000 | ||
| 2009 | Chargers | $3,250,000 | $1,200,000 | $0 | $0 | $4,450,000 | 3.6% | $3,250,000 | ||
| 2010 | Chargers | $755,000 | $762,500 | $3,470,000 | $4,225,000 | $4,987,500 | -- | $8,800,000 | ||
| 2011 | Chargers | $5,200,000 | $762,500 | $0 | $5,200,000 | $5,962,500 | 5.0% | $5,200,000 | ||
| 2012 | Chargers | $4,000,000 | $2,362,500 | $0 | $0 | $6,362,500 | 5.3% | $10,400,000 | ||
| 2013 | Chargers | $4,500,000 | $2,362,500 | $0 | $0 | $6,862,500 | 5.6% | $4,500,000 | ||
| 2014 | Chargers | $2,000,000 | $3,862,500 | $0 | $0 | $5,862,500 | 4.3% | $5,000,000 | ||
| 2015 | Chargers | $5,900,000 | $3,862,500 | $0 | $0 | $8,374,265 | 5.9% | $4,511,765 | ||
| 2016 | Chargers | $3,000,000 | $500,000 | $2,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,500,000 | 3.5% | $6,000,000 | ||
| 2017 | Chargers | $4,500,000 | $500,000 | $500,000 | $0 | $5,437,500 | 3.3% | $5,000,000 | ||
| 2018 | Chargers | $1,500,000 | $1,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $2,500,000 | 1.4% | $2,500,000 | ||
| Total | $41,640,000 | $21,982,000 | $9,130,000 | $14,805,000 | $71,301,265 | $71,363,765 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Missed | Snaps | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | Offense | Special | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Total | Lost | ||
| 2011 | 13 | -- | -- | 70.9% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 64 | 778 | 12.2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 15 | -- | -- | 83.9% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 49 | 538 | 11.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 87.2% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 77 | 872 | 11.3 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 72.1% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 69 | 821 | 11.9 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 42.7% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 56 | 630 | 11.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 54.9% | 0.2% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 53 | 548 | 10.3 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 47.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 26 | 270 | 10.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 36.7% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 28 | 333 | 11.9 | 2 | 1 | 1 |