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Gates is looking beyond the 2012 season as plans to move his playing weight from its normal 260 pounds down to 255 this year. So far that is paying dividends as he is practicing much more than he has in recent years.
Reported by the San Diego Union-Tribune
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
He's not just doing this on a whim. "I've always felt deeply that as you get older, you have to lose a little weight," said Gates, who turns 32 next week. "I've always played at 260 (pounds). I felt like this year, I can play at 255 ... That's just the key. When I watch guys who have longevity and played for 15, 16 years, one thing I continuously hear is guys maintaining health, maintaining weight. They control their weight." It may also lesson a little bit of the pressure that his problem foot needs to handle which is a bonus.
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