1/4/2017 9:00 AM PST
EXCLUSIVE
Antonio Gates needs just 1 TD to break Tony Gonzalez‘s all-time record — but that’s NOT why he’s coming back next year … telling TMZ Sports the Chargers can be “special” in 2017.
Gates tied TG at 111 touchdowns in the last game of the season — then immediately announced he was returning for a 15th NFL year … one that will see him playing at age 37.
Most thought it was so he could snag one TD to put him over the top … but when we got Antonio out in L.A. he made it clear it’s about the team’s chances to be great … not his chance to be legendary.
“I’m not coming back just for one touchdown.”
Good man … ’cause we would.
