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TE Gates playing through knee injury

The Sports Xchange

November 11, 2015 at 1:22 pm.

Nov 9, 2015; San Diego, CA, USA; Chicago Bears free safety Adrian Amos (38) and outside linebacker Jonathan Anderson (58) defend San Diego Chargers tight end Antonio Gates (85) during the second quarter at Qualcomm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports

Nov 9, 2015; San Diego, CA, USA; Chicago Bears free safety Adrian Amos (38) and outside linebacker Jonathan Anderson (58) defend San Diego Chargers tight end Antonio Gates (85) during the second quarter at Qualcomm Stadium. Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports

SAN DIEGO — Not that he had to, but tight end Antonio Gates continues to show what makes him so special. He’s playing with a strained MCL in his left knee and it’s obvious when watching him get off the line and then try to make cuts in his routes. Gates is having trouble getting an separation, but he won’t ask out. “I’m just trying to fight though it and lead by example to show these guys what it’s like to be a pro in this league,” said Gates, who finished with six receptions for 69 yards on Monday night against the Chicago Bears. “This is what it takes to be successful. Sometimes you have to fight through these situations when it’s not as comfortable as you like.”

–Wide receiver Malcom Floyd’s career could be over if it’s true he sustained a torn labrum in his right shoulder in Monday’s loss to the Bears. Floyd, 34, who announced before the year that this would be his last season, laid out on a Philip Rivers deep pass, landing hard on his upper body.

“He gave it a great effort,” Rivers said.

–Quarterback Philip Rivers leads the NFL with 3,033 passing yards and is on pace to extend his club record for the most seasons with 4,000 passing yards to seven. At this rate, he will throw for 5,392 yards and become the sixth NFL player with a 5,000-yard passing season.

–Running back Melvin Gordon has yet to score a touchdown or rush for 100 yards in a game. But he is on pace to become the first Chargers rookie running back with at least 900 scrimmage yards since LaDainian Tomlinson in 2001.

–Danny Woodhead is on pace for 926 receiving yards, which would surpass the single-season mark for a Charger running back. In 1992, Ronnie Harmon had 914 receiving yards.

–Disney chairman Bob Iger has joined the Chargers and Raiders in their efforts to build a stadium in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson.

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