Golden Tate

Golden Herman Tate III (born August 2, 1988) is an American football wide receiver for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Notre Dame, where he was recognized as an All-American and won the Fred Biletnikoff Award for Outstanding Wide Receiver in 2009. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He later played for the Detroit Lions, with whom he made a Pro Bowl appearance. He also later played for the Philadelphia Eagles

Golden Tate
Tate in 2019
No. 15 – New York Giants
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1988-08-02) August 2, 1988
Hendersonville, Tennessee
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:197 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school:Pope John Paul II
(Hendersonville, Tennessee)
College:Notre Dame
NFL Draft:2010 / Round: 2 / Pick: 60
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2019
Receptions:660
Receiving yards:7,890
Receiving average:12.0
Receiving touchdowns:44
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Early years

Born in Hendersonville, Tennessee, Golden Tate attended Pope John Paul II High School, where he played as a three-sport athlete, competing in football, baseball, and track & field.[1] In his high school senior year of 2006, he rushed 140 times for 1,413 yards and 23 touchdowns to go along with 28 receptions for 510 yards and six receiving touchdowns. He also had three interceptions on defense, returned a kickoff for a touchdown and was the team punter. He was named as a Tennessee Division II first-team all-state pick in 2006 as an athlete by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association and also by the Tennessee Football Coaches Association. His jersey was later retired by Pope John Paul II High School.[2]

After he injured his thumb in his senior season and could not play baseball, Tate switched to track and field and posted the state's top qualifying times in the 100-meter dash (10.93 s) and 200-meter dash (22.33 s). He was also a member of the John Paul 4 × 100 m relay squad that captured the state title with a time of 42.86 seconds.[3]

Baseball career

Tate was drafted out of high school by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 42nd round of the 2007 amateur draft.[4] Tate did not sign with the Diamondbacks and instead played baseball for the University of Notre Dame. In 2008, Tate's freshman year at Notre Dame, he played in 18 games and batted .262 with three doubles and three stolen bases. Tate hit his first home run against Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky in his sophomore year. He finished his sophomore season with a .329 batting average after playing in 55 games.[4] Tate also scored 45 runs his sophomore year which is the third highest by any Notre Dame baseball player.[5]

On June 9, 2010, Tate was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 50th round (1,518th overall) of the 2010 MLB Draft, but did not sign.[6] He has not competed in baseball since 2009, his sophomore season with Notre Dame.[7]

College football career

Tate played football for Notre Dame from 2007 to 2009.[8] In the 2007 season as a freshman, Tate started two games, versus the UCLA Bruins and USC Trojans. He totaled six catches for 131 yards and one touchdown and averaged 21.7 yards on 15 kickoff returns for the season.[9]

In the 2008 season as a sophomore, Tate started in 12 regular season games with 52 catches for 903 yards and seven touchdowns for a 17.4 yard per catch average.[10] Tate registered 100-yard games against Michigan, Syracuse, North Carolina, and Pittsburgh during the 2008 regular season, while being tapped First Team All-Independent by Rivals.com.[11][12][13][14] Against the Hawaii Warriors in the Hawaii Bowl, he made six catches for 177 yards and three touchdowns in the 49–21 victory for the Fighting Irish, bringing his season total to 58 catches for 1,080 yards (18.6 yard average) with 10 touchdowns.[15]

In 2009, Tate had nine games with at least 100 receiving yards. On October 3, against Washington, he had nine receptions for 244 yards.[16] On November 28, against Stanford in his final collegiate game, he had 10 receptions for 201 yards and three touchdowns.[17] Following the 2009 season, Tate won the Biletnikoff Award.[18] He was also recognized as a unanimous first-team All-American.[19] Overall, he finished the season with 93 receptions for 1,496 receiving yards and 15 touchdowns.[20]

On December 7, 2009, Tate announced that he would forgo his senior year and declared his eligibility for the 2010 NFL Draft.[21]

Statistics
Golden TateReceivingRushingScrimmage
YearTeamGamesRecYdsAvgTDsAttYdsAvgTdsTchYdsAvgTds
2007ND 12613121.81144.00713519.31
2008ND 13581,08018.6105377.41631,11717.711
2009ND 12931,49616.115251867.421181,68214.317
Career371572,70717.226312277.331882,93415.629

Professional football career
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 10 1⁄4 in
(1.78 m)		 199 lb
(90 kg)		 30 1⁄2 in
(0.77 m)		 9 1⁄4 in
(0.23 m)		 4.42 s 1.54 s 4.34 s 7.12 s 35 in
(0.89 m)		 10 ft 0 in
(3.05 m)		 17 reps
All values from NFL Combine.[22][23]

Seattle Seahawks
Tate in a game against the St. Louis Rams

On April 23, 2010, Tate was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the second round (60th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft.[24] On July 28, 2010, Tate signed a four-year deal with the Seahawks worth $3.261 million.[25][26] He made his NFL debut on September 19 and had a 52-yard reception against the Denver Broncos.[27] During his rookie season, he caught 21 passes for 227 receiving yards and returned 16 punts and a kickoff for 212 total combined return yards.[28] The following year, he recorded 35 catches for 382 receiving yards and three touchdowns.[29]

At the beginning of the 2012 NFL Season, Tate gained notoriety for being involved in a controversial ending during a game against the Green Bay Packers on September 24, 2012 which became infamous due to the confused ruling by replacement referees.[30] At the end of the game, Tate simultaneously caught a pass in the endzone with Packers' safety M. D. Jennings; however the officials made opposite rulings on the field. The official call was later ruled a touchdown, as according to NFL rules, simultaneous possession goes to the team on offense. The Seahawks won the game 14-12 in what is considered one of the most debated endings in NFL history.[31]

Tate had a breakout year in 2013, improving significantly in all receiving statistics, with 72 receptions for 959 yards, and had an expanded role in returning punts. He was simultaneously an exciting player and a controversial one, as he was once named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week after playing against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 9,[32] only a week after being fined $7,785 by the NFL for excessive taunting.[33] As one of quarterback Russell Wilson's favorite targets, Tate went on to win a Super Bowl with the Seattle Seahawks in their 43-8 victory over Peyton Manning's Denver Broncos.[34]

Detroit Lions
Golden Tate with the Lions in 2014

Following the 2013 season, Tate signed a five-year, $31 million contract with the Detroit Lions, which included $13.25 million guaranteed.[35] Alongside All-Pro receiver Calvin Johnson, he quickly became a key receiving target for quarterback Matthew Stafford. In his first season with the Lions, he had a then career-high 99 receptions, which was sixth highest in the NFL, and had 1,331 receiving yards, seventh highest in the NFL.[36][37] He was selected to the 2015 Pro Bowl, which marked his first career Pro Bowl appearance,[38] and was later ranked 85th by his fellow league players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2015 list.[39]

Although Tate did not make the Pro Bowl again with the Lions, his subsequent seasons with them were statistically successful. In 2015 he recorded 90 receptions for 813 yards and six touchdowns.[40] His 2016 season saw him eclipse the 1,000-yard receiving mark for the second time in his career and the 90-catch mark for the third time in his career,[41] and his 676 yards-after-catch statistic ranked highest among NFL wide receivers that season.[42] He finished the 2017 season with 92 receptions for 1,003 yards and five touchdowns, making back-to-back seasons where he had more than 1,000 receiving yards.[43]

Philadelphia Eagles

Tate was a mid-season trade in 2018 from the Detroit Lions to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for a third-round selection in the 2019 NFL Draft.[44] Overall, he had 74 receptions for 795 yards and four touchdowns.[45] In the Playoff Wild Card Round against the Chicago Bears on January 6, 2019, he made the game-winning touchdown catch on fourth down on a pass thrown by quarterback Nick Foles.[46] The catch helped the Eagles advance to the Divisional Round against the New Orleans Saints, where Tate had two catches for 18 yards in a 20-14 loss.[47]

New York Giants

After the 2018 season ended, Tate signed a four-year, $37.5 million contract with the New York Giants that included $23 million guaranteed.[48] He was later suspended for the first four games of the upcoming 2019 season for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing substances.[49] Tate subsequently appealed the suspension on the grounds that the substance was prescribed fertility medication.[50] The appeal was denied by the NFL and Tate was eventually reinstated on September 30.[51] He finished the 2019 season with 49 receptions for 676 receiving yards and six receiving touchdowns.[52]

Professional statistics

Regular season
YearTeamGamesReceivingRushingPunt returnsKickoff returnsFumbles
GGSRecYdsAvgLngTDAttYdsAvgLngTDPRYdsAvgLngTDKRYdsAvgLngTDFumLost
2010Seattle 1102122710.8520242.0301620212.663011010.010010
2011Seattle 1653538210.93335142.814010000—————10
2012Seattle 15154568815.35173206.7130——————————11
2013Seattle 16136489814.080T533110.32005158511.571035719.024030
2014Detroit 1616991,33113.473T45306.0130——————————10
2015Detroit 1616908139.04366416.8150201497.523012626.026011
2016Detroit 1616911,07711.86741040.4110——————————21
2017Detroit 1612921,00310.971T55224.410022311.51302001011
2018Detroit 744451711.8673342143002157.590—————10
Philadelphia 83302789.33211-8-8-805132.6120—————20
2019 NY Giants 11 10 49 676 13.8 64T 6 1 16 16 16 0 10 97 9.7 17 0 — — — — — 1 1
Career1381106607,89012.080T44442164.93001071,08410.171079313.3260145
Source: NFL.com

Playoffs
YearTeamGamesReceivingRushingPunt returnsKickoff returnsFumbles
GGSRecYdsAvgLngTDAttYdsAvgLngTDPRYdsAvgLngTDKRYdsAvgLngTDFumLost
2010Seattle 21155501131313011111110-----00
2012Seattle 211013813.8291---------------00
2013Seattle 328617.6130-----4153.81001202020000
2014Detroit 1168914.8511-----12220-----00
2016Detroit 113258.313010000----------00
2018Philadelphia 227649.1281---------------00
Career1183538210.95132136.51306284.71101202020000

Personal life

He is the son of Golden Tate Jr., a former wide receiver at Tennessee State who was the 120th overall pick in the fifth round of the 1984 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts.[53] His younger brother, Wesley Tate, was a running back for Vanderbilt University.[54] His younger twin sisters Breanna[55] and Deanna Tate[56] are both sprinters at The University of Mississippi.

In March 2017, Tate married Elise Pollard.[57] They have two children.

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