SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Chargers went 5-1 without tight end Antonio Gates last year but the man who filled in for the seven-time Pro Bowler didn’t see it as reason to celebrate.
Randy McMichael was more concerned that the Chargers didn’t make it to the postseason.
Being part of the first Chargers team in five years to miss the playoffs wasn’t what McMichael expected when he turned down starting jobs elsewhere to sign with San Diego as the No. 2 to Gates.
McMichael hadn’t reached a postseason and that was a big part of why chose the Chargers.
