It seems as if everytime I post something regarding Antonio Gates (ie: that he will report to camp on Sunday) something changes to contradict the initial reports...
Well, here we go again...
In this AP story, Gates contradicts what his agent, Andre Colona, has said regarding their contract negotiation's deadline of September 11th (the first regular season game). Gates claims that negotiations can continue past that date:
Whereas both Charger GM and Gates' agent agree that "talks are dead in the water."
``Absolutely,'' Gates said when asked if he'd negotiate through the season. ``The door is definitely open to negotiation. We're still talking. Things are going perfectly fine right now.''
Add to the story this bizarre twist... Gates is claiming that he couldn't get a plane to get to San Diego by the Saturday deadline, but he was trying. This is probably an attempt to get reinstated for the first regular season game, something his agent also said was possible but appearing very unlikely.
To me, it appears as if Gates and his agent are either a) not talking or b) not agreeing to how things are progressing. And with today's technology and the dollars at stake, I have to think that them not talking to each other is highly unlikely. I think Gates is frustrated with his agent. I think Antonio wants to be dressed and playing football for the San Diego Chargers today and in the future. Maybe his agent is looking out for the best interestes of his client and trying to secure the dollars Antonio rightfully deserves, but some times I think you need to take a step back and realize that if Antonio is as good as all of us Charger fans hope he can be, he will not have to worry about money... and I think the Charger organization want to give Antonio a fair deal, but don't want to get a raw deal. Is it so bad for a player to sign a deal that is fair to both the club and for the player? Does one side have to get the better end of a deal?
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