The Facts:
Gates signed a $380,000, one-year contract Sunday night to end his holdout with the Chargers. But he still appears headed for a three-game suspension, including the regular-season opener, for missing a team-imposed deadline to report to camp.
Reported by ESPN.com
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
In a new twist to the saga, GM A.J. Smith seemed bewildered by reports quoting Gates' agent, Andre Colona, as saying that commissioner Paul Tagliabue can shorten the suspension if requested by the Chargers. An NFL spokesman, however, told the Associated Press that there doesn't appear to be any way to reverse the proces started when the team sent Gates the letter informing him of the deadline. ... Stay tuned. We should know more in coming days.
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