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New York Giants wide receiver Golden Tate will be facing his former Detroit Lions club on Sunday, a team that traded him to the Philadelphia Eagles midway through last season.
The Lions moved Tate because the two sides could not come to terms on a contract extension, but Tate is taking a positive approach and doesn't seem to hold any ill will toward his former organization.
“That is kind of what happened. No hard feelings towards the organization,” Tate said, according to Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com. “I understand it’s a business. Since I left, they’ve gotten rid of a lot of guys that were pretty good on that team. It is what it is when you get a new coaching staff, a new head coach who is going to make this his way. Sometimes there are casualties.”
Tate spent four-and-a-half seasons with Detroit from 2014 through 2018 and had the best run of his career there, making his first and only Pro Bowl appearance in 2014 after hauling in 99 receptions for 1,331 yards and four touchdowns.
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Overall, Tate logged three 1,000-yard campaigns with the Lions, most recently doing so in 2017 when he caught 92 passes for 1,003 yards and five scores.
The 31-year-old signed a four-year deal with the Giants during the offseason, but missed the first four games of the season due to a suspension for violating the NFL's performance-enhancing drugs policy.
In three games since returning, Tate has tallied 15 catches for 195 yards and a touchdown.
The Giants have lost three games in a row and are 2-5 on the season.
