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Antonio Gates Suspended Four Games Over PED Test

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thinkstock 7.2.15 Antonio Gates?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1435889025627Photo by Scott Clarke / ESPN Images(SAN DIEGO) — The NFL offseason will be a bit longer for Antonio Gates.

The tight end with the San Diego Chargers is being hit with a four game suspension for performance enhancing drugs.  

In a statement released by the team, Gates said he did not knowingly take a banned substance, but acknowledged he did take supplements this offseason and accepts the consequences, ESPN reports.

“I take full responsibility for my actions,” Gates said. “I’d like to express my sincere apologies to the Chargers, my teammates, coaches, fans and the league who have always supported me and expected and gotten nothing but the highest level of integrity from me.”

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