Ex-New York Giants WR Golden Tate recalls 2020 fight with Rams' Jalen Ramsey

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Ex-New York Giants WR Golden Tate recalls 2020 fight with Rams' Jalen Ramsey
Former New York Giants wide receiver Golden Tate was surrounded by controversy throughout his tenure in East Rutherford.
It started when he joined the team and was suspended for four games for violating the league's rules on performance-enhancing drugs. Tate appealed the decision, saying it was for fertility, but the NFL denied the appeal.
Things ended when the Giants released him after the 2020 season, in which Tate often complained about his lack of touches.
The other nail in his coffin with the Giants happened after a game against the Los Angeles Rams when he and Rams cornerback Jalen Ramsey got into an altercation.
Ramsey has two children with Tate's younger sister, Breanna, and Tate took issue with how his sister was being treated. He recently appeared on the "Bussing with the Boys" podcast and opened up about the altercation.
"Things happened within that relationship where I don't think my sister was done or treated the way she should have been treated," Tate said. "When that happens, who do you have to come see? You've got to come see Big Bro. I think I might have made it public like he going to have to see me at some point, but it wasn't to the point where I was about to fight him on the field or anything. I guess he took that personal."
Indeed, Ramsey also took it personally as the two sought each other out after the Giants' 17-9 loss and had it out on the field until they were separated.
While the two aren't best friends now, it seems they have at least learned to put their quibbles to the side for the sake of the children involved.
"We haven't talked, but I think we both kind of have agreed to not be knuckleheads for the betterment of his daughters and my nieces, and that's kind of where we stand," he said. "I do think he's grown as a man. I know I've grown as a man. I made mistakes as a youngin' as well, so I do think he has gotten better. I do provide grace in that area, but that's still baby sis, right?"
After his release from the Giants, Tate signed with the Tennessee Titans' practice squad before retiring from the NFL.