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Gates' workout numbers, including a 4.8-second 40-yard dash, weren't that impressive, but Brewster has said he knew that Gates had sprained his ankle in an NBA basketball showcase leading up to the workout. Gates had a pre-draft workout for a handful of scouts and coaches in the weeks leading up to the 2003 draft, a group that included then-Chargers tight ends coach Tim Brewster. Gates played basketball at Eastern Michigan and Kent State, averaging 20.6 points and 7.7 rebounds per game in his final season at Kent State. Peppers was the league's Defensive Rookie of the Year for the Panthers in 2002, and finished in the top four twice in Defensive Player of the Year voting. A testament to durability and production, Peppers played 16 games in a season in all but two of his years in the league, including every game (51% of his team's defensive snaps overall) in 2018 at age 38. That sack total is fourth-highest since sacks became an official statistic in 1982, and he is believed to be the only player since 1960 - when the AFL began play - with at least 150 career sacks and at least 50 forced fumbles (52) in a career. Peppers had 159.5 sacks in his 17 seasons with the Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers. Peppers was a nine-time Pro-Bowl selection, a three-time first-team All-Pro and was named to the All-Decade team for the 2000s as well as the 2010s. Other players eligible for the first time include quarterback Andrew Luck, who surprised most in the league when he retired after his sixth season, kicker Sebastian Janikowski, running back Jamaal Charles, wide receiver Brandon Marshall and defensive tackle Kyle Williams.

Gates is 17th all-time in receptions (955) - third all-time among tight ends - and seventh all-time in touchdown catches (116). Tight end Antonio Gates, who played for 16 years with the San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers after never playing college football, is the only other All-Decade player among the first-time eligible players next year.

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In the wake of a historical Hall of Fame enshrinement class on defense for 2023, one of the league's all-time sack leaders is among those eligible for the first time in the potential Class of 2024.ĭefensive end Julius Peppers, who is fourth all-time in sacks and was a rare two-time All-Decade selection during his 17-year career, is among the players who retired after the 2018 season and will become eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame when the Board of Selectors begins the process for the next class.

NFL, Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bears, Los Angeles Chargers Julius Peppers, Antonio Gates lead 1st-year HOF eligibles next year

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