Pete Carroll Comments on Seahawks’ Free-Agency Offer to Golden Tate

January 3, 2017   ·   Joe Pantorno   ·   Jump to comments

For just the third time since 2000, the Detroit Lions are headed to the postseason, where they will travel to Seattle and take on No. 1 wide receiver Golden Tate's former team in the Seahawks. 
Tate spent the first four seasons of his NFL career in Seattle before signing with the Lions as a free agent prior to the 2014 season. 
His departure from the Seahawks is still being talked about by their head coach, Pete Carroll, who explained to Detroit reporters on a conference call on Tuesday that the team actually tried "to bring him back," via Michael Rothstein of ESPN.com.
"We made an offer that didn't get communicated really well at the time, and I think he's a terrific player," Carroll said. "I loved him on our team, but you can't keep everybody, and so during the process of the negotiations, he went elsewhere."
Communication aside, Tate disclosed to 710 ESPN Seattle radio that Seattle's offer was "laughable," via Rothstein, though the figures hav...

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