The Seattle Seahawks chose to let wide receiver Golden Tate leave in free agency this past winter so they would have enough money available to lock up players they considered to be higher priorities. One of those players was safety Earl Thomas, who has earned every penny of his four-year, $40 million extension as the anchor of Seattle’s secondary.
On Thursday night, Pete Carroll decided to give Thomas a shot at one of Tate’s old jobs — returning punts. Thomas ended up muffing the first punt he tried to field, though Richard Sherman blocked a player into him. Just moments later, Tate sent this tweet:
Mmmmmmmmm
— Golden Tate (@ShowtimeTate) September 5, 2014
Coincidence? I highly, highly doubt it. Tate probably feels that he was more valuable to the Seahawks than given credit for, so I’m sure he enjoyed watching Thomas blow it. He still tried to play it off.
This cheesecake is bomb. Love Cheesecake Factory. Now to watch the seattle game
— Golden Tate (@ShowtimeTate) September 5, 2014
We all know what the now-Detroit Lions receiver meant, and it had nothing to do with cheesecake. Expect Thomas to be watching Tate closely in his debut with his new team on Sunday.
H/T Deadspin
