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This morning, the San Diego Chargers tested out Antonio Gates' knee....
Chargers TE Antonio Gates is going to run in the next 30 minutes for the team to see where he is and make a decision on his status today.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 1, 2015
Well, don't keep us in suspense all day Adam Schefter...
Chargers now are planning for TE Antonio Gates to play today vs Cleveland, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 1, 2015
Yay! Wait, that's not....
Change that: Antonio Gates is expected to play today. It'll be vs Ravens, not Browns.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 1, 2015
Oh, okay. Cool.
The Chargers offense, and Philip Rivers, is significantly better with Antonio Gates on the field. Also, the team is paying Gates and would probably like him to play more than a couple of games this season. So, yay!
It'll be an interesting competition between the tight ends, as Ravens TE Crockett Gillmore will try to capitalize on Donald Butler being the only healthy ILB on San Diego's roster.