“Upon his arrival at Qualcomm Stadium for Sunday’s game against the Chargers, Atlanta tight end Tony Gonzalez saw a Gameday magazine sitting at the foot of his locker room stall.

“I see the cover and it says, ‘Antonio Gates is the standard by which all tight ends are measured,’ ” said Gonzalez. “That gets me going a little bit and makes me want to go out there and play the best I can.”

As if Gonzalez needed any additional incentive.

Call it the tale of two tight ends, one that someday will be recounted in Canton on the steps of the Hall of Fame.”

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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