Golden Tate of the Detroit Lions has always played with a huge chip on his shoulders, and the receiver has never lacked confidence.
Never afraid to utter brash statements, Tate may have outdone himself this time.
As we know, Tate has a certain teammate who is widely considered the best player in the league at his position. Yet a recent interview revealed Tate doesn’t consider himself to be second to Calvin Johnson.
“I’ll go back to when I signed my contract,” Tate said, per the Detroit Free Press. “I was fully aware that if I’m playing with one of the best receivers to ever and arguably the best player to play in the game right now, I understood that.