Golden Tate of the Giants warms up prior to facing the Buccaneers at MetLife Stadium on Monday. Credit: Getty Images/Sarah Stier
Nobody was throwing Golden Tate the damn ball on Wednesday.
The veteran wide receiver, whose gripes about his lack of targets in the Giants’ offense have become more and more overt and whose wife posted a direct complaint about that situation on social media in recent days, was not with the team for Wednesday’s meetings or during the walk-through practice in the afternoon.
Coach Joe Judge said he and Tate spoke "at length" about the situation in person on Wednesday morning but would not say whether Tate’s absence the rest of the day was a form of discipline or a decision by the player to leave the facility.