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Gates will see a specialist on Tuesday to get a further opinion on his ailing right foot and is considering seeing the North Carolina doctor who previously performed surgery on his foot for a different injury.
Reported by the San Diego Union-Tribune
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While the Chargers and Gates believe that the issue is Gates’ ability to play through the pain as he continues to tear through the scar tissue that has built up over the past 11 months, Gates wants to make sure he is not doing further damage and to assess his best course of action. “I think I get the satisfaction of knowing that it’s not anything that would hinder me from my career,” Gates said. “But I do want to be in the game. I think that’s the bottom line for me. I don’t want to go be just, you know, just go out there and just be out there. I want to be able to run and do the things that I can do.” Gates did not play in Sunday’s 20-17 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs and said he will likely take this week to decide where to go from here. ... Stay tuned.
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