The Detroit Lions have undergone some major changes to their personnel this offseason. However, there are still a few remaining players on the team whose long-term futures must be situated.
Among them is wide receiver Golden Tate. According to Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press, while he would like to get a deal done, Tate is not worried about the details as of right now:
“Right now I’m just kind of focusing on getting to know coach Patricia and showing up to work ready to work every day so he gets a feel for my type of personality, what I’m going to bring to this team,” Tate told Birkett. “I’m trying not to worry about it too much. Obviously, we all know that I’d love to get something done, but I go into each year just trying to prove myself because there’s a new batch of guys that are probably coming in to try to take my job.”
It is encouraging to see that Tate is more focused on getting accustomed to head coach Matt Patricia's new offense. However, the time will come where eventually things must get worked out.
Tate has undoubtedly established himself as one of the most reliable wideouts in the league.
He is coming off another stellar year in which he hauled in 92 catches for 1,003 yards and five touchdowns. It was his third 1,000-yard campaign over the last four seasons. That said, Tate may be looking for perhaps the last lucrative payday of his career.
Fortunately, the market price has been set with wide receiver Jarvis Landry inking a five-year, $75 million deal with the Cleveland Browns this offseason. This should give Detroit an idea of what number they need to reach in order to keep Tate around.
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