Golden Tate

Ex-NFL WR Golden Tate signs with summer baseball team

June 14, 2022 GMT

PORT ANGELES, Wash. (AP) — Golden Tate is trading his wide receiver gloves for an outfielder's mitt.

The former NFL wide receiver with the Seattle Seahawks, Detroit Lions, Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants, is rekindling his former baseball career after signing to play for the Port Angeles Lefties of the West Coast League, a summer league for college players.

Titans waive 2012 NFL MVP Adrian Peterson after 3 games

By TERESA M. WALKERNovember 23, 2021 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have waived 2012 NFL MVP Adrian Peterson after three games in a flurry of roster moves Tuesday.

The Titans signed running back Dontrell Hilliard from the practice squad to replace Peterson.

Judgement II: Giants’ expectations higher with new signings

By The Associated PressSeptember 1, 2021 GMT

NEW YORK GIANTS (6-10)

New faces: WR Kenny Golladay, WR Kadarius Toney, WR John Ross, TE Kyle Rudolph, CB Adoree Jackson, RB Devontae Booker, QB Mike Glennon, DT Danny Shelton, LB Azeez Ojulari, C Billy Price, G Ben Bredeson.

Despite free agent pickups, Giants have lots of draft needs

By TOM CANAVANApril 23, 2021 GMT

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants spent the two months leading up to the draft in a somewhat unexpected dip into the free agency market that filled holes at wide receiver and cornerback, and narrowed their positional needs...

QB Daniel Jones questionable, could start Sunday for Giants

December 25, 2020 GMT

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants might be closer to getting back starting quarterback Daniel Jones...

Healthy WR Golden Tate won’t play for Giants at Washington

November 7, 2020 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — New York Giants wide receiver Golden Tate won’t play Sunday at Washington in the aftermath of seemingly calling out quarterback Daniel Jones and the coaching staff...

Giants Preview Capsule

By The Associated PressAugust 22, 2019 GMT

NEW YORK GIANTS (5-11)

New faces: QB Daniel Jones, G Kevin Zeitler, T Mike Remmers, WR Golden Tate III, DT Dexter Lawrence II, CB DeAndre Baker, S Jabrill Peppers, S Antoine Bethea, LB Markus Golden.

Tuesday Sports in Brief

By The Associated PressAugust 14, 2019 GMT

FOOTBALL

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Andrew Luck will likely miss the rest of the preseason with an injury near the front of his left ankle.

Colts general manager Chris Ballard says he isn't sure if the injury will keep Luck out of the Sept.

Foles leads Eagles to 16-15 upset of Bears

By BARRY WILNERJanuary 7, 2019 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles needed help to get into the playoffs, and Chicago provided it...

Kevin Gorman: Steelers’ best move is one they didn’t make

by KEVIN GORMANNovember 23, 2018 GMT

Just hours before the NFL trade deadline, Mike Tomlin was asked about whether he expected the Pittsburgh Steelers to make any moves.

"I haven't thought a lot about it, to be honest with you," Tomlin said, stern and stiff-lipped.

Five extra points from Vikings’ victory

By Text by MARK CRAIGNovember 5, 2018 GMT

1. Third down looked Golden for Vikings

Sundays 24-9 win over the Lions at U.S. Bank Stadium came after five days of Vikings coach Mike Zimmer fretting about how Detroit would alter its third-down packages after trading away Golden Tate, its leading receiver and top third-down threat.

Justin Rogers’ Lions grades: Stafford, receivers rise to fore in season finale

Justin Rogers, The Detroit NewsJanuary 1, 2018 GMT

Detroit — Justin Rogers grades the Detroit Lions' performance in Sunday's 35-11 win over Green Bay Packers.

Quarterback

Matthew Stafford misfired on a couple throws to Eric Ebron, but was otherwise on point.

Lions’ Tate seeks more objectivity in determining catch

StaffDecember 28, 2017 GMT

Allen Park — If a crucial play might have gone a little differently in the Lions' collapse in Cincinnati on Sunday, the Lions still could be in the playoff hunt.

Down 19-17 with about four minutes left and facing a third-and-28 at their own 7-yard line, quarterback Matthew Stafford flung a deep pass to receiver Golden Tate that appeared to be pulled out of his hands by two Bengals defenders.

Rogers: Audible works like magic on late Tate TD

Justin Rogers, The Detroit NewsNovember 13, 2017 GMT

FIRST DOWN

The Lions didn't put the Browns away until late in the game, when quarterback Matthew Stafford connected on a 40-yard touchdown pass to Golden Tate. The play, as Tate described it, came together at the line.

Wojo: Lions learn no pushovers in drive for playoffs

Bob Wojnowski, The Detroit NewsNovember 13, 2017 GMT

Detroit — Wait, this was supposed to be the easy part, right? Ha. There are no easy parts of an NFL season, certainly not for the Lions, and that was the point of this arduous little exercise.

The Browns are winless, and at key moments Sunday, they were witless.

MSU’s Dantonio to The Rock: ‘You’re welcome!’

The Detroit NewsOctober 31, 2017 GMT

It might not have been all bad for Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio on Saturday.

Sure, his football team fell in triple overtime to Northwestern, 39-31, for its first conference loss of the season, but Dantonio did get a shoutout from Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson after a cell phone went off at the podium during the coach's postgame press conference.