Golden Tate signed a four-year, $37.5 million contract with the New York Giants during the offseason after playing last season with the Detroit Lions and the Philadelphia Eagles.
He’s now set to miss the first four games of the 2019-2020 regular season after violating the NFL’s policy against performance-enhancing substances. Here’s his statement on the matter:
My statement. pic.twitter.com/WzP7W4bclB
— Golden Tate (@ShowtimeTate) July 27, 2019
This is not the news the Giants wanted, considering they’ve lost both Sterling Shepard and Corey Coleman.
Tate has been one of the more productive receivers in the league over the last four seasons. He’s caught at least 90 passes in four straight seasons and recording at least 1,000 receiving yards in three of those seasons as well.
