Tate on the fans

[grandy]

I really don't mind the jersey swapping thing, mainly because I see it as a product of the era we're in. With the ease of communication these days and how often players move around, most of these guys know each other and are probably friends, acting like that outside of a game is no big surprise to me. These days, the only difference between two players are the colors and the name on the front of the jersey, rivalries and team loyalty may still exist to an extent, but hardly close to what it used to be. This is a more business-oriented era of the NFL (probably pro sports in general) and I'm sure many players see themselves as coworkers rather than enemies.

All that said, I generally don't care what players do outside of a game, their play on the field is all I care about.

 

[tigermud]

Golden Tate backtracks on criticism of Lions fans

A day after he criticized fans for leaving early, arriving late and booing Sunday's 42-17 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions receiver Golden Tate said he has a different perspective on life as a Lions fan.

"After getting some responses, it put it in perspective," Tate said. "I appreciate some of the responses I got. Obviously, some of it was nasty. But you know what, I understand. I understand where our fan base is coming from as far as their patience with the organization and a lot of people put it in perspective, and I'll just keep it at that. It was good to interact and hear some things."

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2015/10/12/detroit-lions-golden-tate-fans/73841290/

 

[johnny2x2x]

Golden Tate backtracks on criticism of Lions fans

A day after he criticized fans for leaving early, arriving late and booing Sunday's 42-17 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions receiver Golden Tate said he has a different perspective on life as a Lions fan.

"After getting some responses, it put it in perspective," Tate said. "I appreciate some of the responses I got. Obviously, some of it was nasty. But you know what, I understand. I understand where our fan base is coming from as far as their patience with the organization and a lot of people put it in perspective, and I'll just keep it at that. It was good to interact and hear some things."

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2015/10/12/detroit-lions-golden-tate-fans/73841290/

Not everyone in the league understands the calamity and travesty that is the Detroit Lions. Glad Tate understands now.

That's pretty funny really. Dude was like, "whoa, I had no idea". Probably wondering why he signed here.