The spate of injuries depleting the ' offensive line is starting to spread throughout the roster.Star safety (groin) has been ruled out for Sunday's game versus the . Running back (ankle) and wide receivers (hip) and Stevie Johnson (hamstring) are listed as "questionable." Most importantly, eight-time tight end in the fourth quarter of last week's game in Green Bay, reports Michael Gehlken of the San Diego Union-Tribune.Dealing with a knee injury for the first time in his 13-year NFL career, Gates has also drawn the "questionable" tag for Sunday."Sunday is Sunday. You try to find a way to get out Ted Simmons Jersey there," Gates said Friday. "If you can't, you'll make sure to let the coaches know you can't do it, give them a chance to pull someone else up or whatever the case may be. I'm very optimistic in anything I do because I understand this is football. But this is obviously something I've never had an opportunity to deal with. This is my first. We'll see how it goes."It will be a shame if he mi ses an attractive matchup against a defense that has been torched by tight ends this season."We're looking at and saying, 'How in the heck is this guy ?' We know we're going up against a first ballot r," coach Jack Del Rio said this week. "The guy is a tremendous competitor, really a fine football player and continues to do a great job."Del Rio won't know if he has to contend with Gates until the 35-year-old tests his knee in pregame workouts. Thomas Saggese Jersey