Is RESPECT for hard work gone....?
Even in the NFL great credentials and work ethic doesn't really mean anything. Former Seahawks wide receiver Golden Tate said Tuesday that Seattle’s contract offer was so “laughable” that it made his decision to sign with the Detroit Lions “a no-brainer.”
The Seahawks’ leading receiver in their Super Bowl-winning season, Tate told 710 ESPN Seattle radio that he’s due to earn about twice as much money with the Lions than he would if he stayed in Seattle. The deal he accepted with Detroit last week was a reported $31 million over five years.
“Seattle offered a number that was laughable,” he told radio hosts Bob Stelton and David Grosby. “It was laughable considering — I’m sorry, I’m going to vent to you guys for a little bit, so just hold on — considering that I have played there four years, a starter two of those years, I missed a total of one game in my two years including the playoffs.
“(I was) in the community, did everything right, was not a troublemaker, everyone loved me in the locker room. I did everything right, and the offer that they offered, it was like, ‘Is this serious?’ The organization is offering guys from other places two times, almost three times what they were offering me. And I was kind of like: ‘Are you serious? I’ve given literally everything and this is what you give me?’”
Tate, who was Seattle’s second-round pick out of Notre Dame in the 2010 NFL Draft, became one of the Seahawks’ most dynamic players on offense and special teams once quarterback Russell Wilson took the helm in 2012. In 2013, Tate caught a team-leading 64 passes for 898 yards and five touchdowns, and also ran back 51 punts and 3 kickoffs for a total of 616 return yards.
If this is how you repay a hard worker I would hate to see what would be done for a fair to basic football player.
Eric Walters
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