Golden Tate
Tate with the Lions in 2014
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| No. 15 Detroit Lions | |||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver / Punt returner | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | August 2, 1988 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Hendersonville, Tennessee | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Hendersonville (TN) John Paul II | ||||||||
| College: | Notre Dame | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2010 / Round: 2 / Pick: 60 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||||
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| Receptions: | 445 |
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| Receiving yards: | 5,416 |
| Receiving touchdowns: | 29 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Golden Tate III (born August 2, 1988) is an American football wide receiver and punt returner for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Notre Dame, where he was recognized as an All-American, and was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft.
Tate was born in Hendersonville, Tennessee. He attended Pope John Paul II High School, where he played football, baseball and ran track. He rushed 140 times for 1,413 yards and 23 touchdowns as a senior in 2006 to go along with 28 receptions for 510 yards and six TDs. He also had three interceptions on defense, returned a kickoff for a TD and was the Knights' 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.
After he injured his thumb his senior season and couldn't 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.
Tate was drafted out of high school by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 42nd round of the 2007 amateur draft. Tate did not sign with the Diamondbacks and instead played baseball for the University of Notre Dame. In Tate's freshman year at Notre Dame (2008), 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. Tate also scored 45 runs his sophomore year which is the third highest by any Notre Dame baseball player.
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