Kansas City Chiefs tight end Tony Gonzalez plans to work out with the Miami Heat next month, but he isn’t giving up football despite an inability to work out a new contract.
About 15 players are expected at the tryout camp, from which 12 will be chosen by Miami coach Pat Riley to attend a training camp in Orlando set to start July 9.
“It’s a pretty big deal,” Gonzalez told the Kansas City Star. “I’ve got to go there and not get cut.”
Heat spokesman Rob Wilson said the team could not comment on or verify Gonzalez’s presence at the camp. The summer league in Orlando could overlap with the beginning of Chiefs training camp, which begins July 25.
“My situation with the Chiefs right now, I really don’t know what’s going on,” said Gonzalez, who recently backed out of a tryout with the Toronto Raptors.
Gonzalez, 6 feet 4 inches and 250 pounds, played college basketball at California. He averaged 6.4 points and 4.3 rebounds a game in three seasons as a forward.
