Brandon Tate was born on October 5,1987 and is a former American football wide receiver.
42 Facts About Brandon Tate
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Brandon Tate was drafted by the New England Patriots in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft.
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Brandon Tate's brother, Barry, was a four-year letterwinner for Lenoir-Rhyne University in football.
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Brandon Tate was one of seven true freshman to see game time.
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Brandon Tate played in all eleven games as a kick returner.
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Brandon Tate finished the season with 21 kick returns for 542 yards, and 29 punt returns for 267 yards.
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Brandon Tate finished 22nd in the country in kick off returns.
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Brandon Tate faked a pitch to teammate Quinton Person, and bolted down the field into the end zone.
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Early in the fourth quarter, Brandon Tate returned a punt 54 yards for a touchdown.
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Brandon Tate became the third person in North Carolina football history and the ninth player in NCAA history to return a kickoff and a punt for a touchdown in the same game.
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Brandon Tate caught a 28-yard pass for his first catch of the season, as well as his first touchdown of his career.
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When North Carolina squared off against East Carolina, Brandon Tate returned a punt 58 yards for a touchdown.
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In North Carolina's game against NC State, Brandon Tate recorded 168 all-purpose yards.
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Brandon Tate caught a 50-yard touchdown pass from Bobby Rome, a fullback, off of a flea flicker.
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Brandon Tate set the ACC records for most all-purpose yards and most kick off returns during his junior season.
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Brandon Tate saw more time at wide receiver in his junior season in 2007.
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Brandon Tate finished the season first in the ACC with 1,765 all-purpose yards; he led his team with seven touchdowns.
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Brandon Tate caught 25 passes for 479 yards, averaging 19.2 yards per catch.
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Brandon Tate averaged 24.1 for kick off returns and 9.4 yards for punt.
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Shortly after the start of the second quarter, Brandon Tate rushed 54 yards, being tackled just three yards shy of the end zone.
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Brandon Tate ended up rushing for 106 yards, becoming the first North Carolina wide receiver to have a hundred-yard rushing game.
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Brandon Tate set a school record for most all-purpose yards in a game with 397 yards on just eleven touches.
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Brandon Tate set the school record for highest punt return average in a game, with 47.3 yards per return.
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Brandon Tate returned a single punt for 9 yards, before leaving the game with a knee injury.
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Brandon Tate ended up tearing his ACL and MCL in his knee and missed the final seven games of the season.
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Brandon Tate was drafted by the Patriots in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft.
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Brandon Tate began the 2009 season on the non-football injury list, still recovering from his knee injury from the prior season.
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Brandon Tate played that week against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a reserve, recording one rush for 11 yards.
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Two weeks later, following the team's bye week, Brandon Tate started against the Miami Dolphins but did not have any catches in the game.
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Brandon Tate finished the season with 106 kickoff return yards.
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On September 12,2010, in the Patriots' season-opening game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Brandon Tate ran the opening second-half kickoff back 97 yards for a touchdown.
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On October 4,2010, Brandon Tate repeated the feat against the Miami Dolphins, this time returning the ball 103 yards.
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Brandon Tate scored his first career receiving touchdown on a 65-yard catch against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 8.
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Brandon Tate caught 24 passes for 432 yards and three touchdowns, and had 41 kick returns for 1,057 yards and two touchdowns.
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On October 30,2011, Brandon Tate returned a punt for a 56-yard touchdown against the Seattle Seahawks, his first touchdown with the Bengals.
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Brandon Tate was re-signed by the Bengals on April 1,2015, on a one-year contract.
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Brandon Tate was released by the Bengals on August 30,2016, having been beaten out for the primary return man role by undrafted rookie Alex Erickson.
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Brandon Tate left the team as the all-time leader in combined kick and punt return yards with 4,928 yards.
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Brandon Tate signed with the Buffalo Bills on September 6,2016.
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On July 31,2018, Brandon Tate signed with the New Orleans Saints.
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Brandon Tate was released on September 1,2018, as part of final roster cuts.
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Brandon Tate was re-signed on September 26,2018, but was released six days later.