… like football, you give me a couple of those basketball players, I … opting to play in the NFL where he is still regarded … have ever played the sport. Antonio Gates also played college basketball for … Chargers and he still leads NFL tight ends in career touchdown …

… — With the NFL Draft just over two … football follows successful transitions made by other players, including Tony Gonzalez and Antonio Gates … in developing former basketball players, referring to their … the NFL Draft, with potential high-impact players joining …

… 32 NFL Nation reporters about the teams’ strategies and player evaluations … signing former college basketball player Granger, a 6-foot … began his journey in football after five years off the … converts like Tony Gonzalez and Antonio Gates. “This is an exciting …

… footsteps of legendary NFL tight ends such as Antonio Gates, Jimmy Graham and … former Western Kentucky basketball and football player George Fant (6-5, 315 … is a former Division I football player with a Master's …

… transitioned from college basketball player to the NFL. Granger received an Instagram … , Fant transitioned from basketball to football at Western Kentucky but played … of basketball players excelling as tight ends, including Tony Gonzalez, Antonio Gates, Jimmy …

… joined an NFL team despite not having played football since eighth … Fant said. Tony Gonzalez (Cal), Antonio Gates (Kent State), Jimmy Graham (Miami … , that it was a real NFL player,” Granger recalled. “But I … to a player who hadn’t been on a football field in …

… the athletic potential to become NFL players. Granger is his first client … converting basketball players to football players, it’s unprecedented. As a football player coming from … Fant, Graham and tight ends Antonio Gates, Tony Gonzalez and Mo Alie …

… Division I basketball player will begin his journey into football after five … former Western Kentucky basketball and football player George Fant (6-5, 315 … the footsteps of legendary NFL tight ends. Antonio Gates, Jimmy Graham and Tony …

… school. Granger hasn’t played football since the eighth grade, but … he’s instantly the tallest player on the Panthers roster. … growing list of former basketball players who are hoping to … laid out by Tony Gonzalez, Antonio Gates, and Jimmy Graham. As Newton …

He then detailed everything that went through his mind as Tomlinson broke the news to him. "I think it was just a surreal moment for the most part because you work so hard to reach a level in sports," Gates said. "Then you talk about the …