I've recently put some thought into Golden Tate and the fact that
2013 is the last year on his contract. Throughout the 2012 season, Tate proved
to be a playmaker capable of making defenders miss and picking up extra
yardage. Unfortunately for him, he is the third receiver on the roster and
Sidney Rice and Percy Harvin will already have a combined $23.1 million cap
number in 2014 (33% of the total offensive cap number). Factor in another $4-5
million that Tate will likely demand, and the receiver group becomes around 40%
of total offensive spending. It’s hard to imagine a run-heavy team like the
Seahawks spend $25+ million on wide receivers, which makes the possibility of
Golden Tate in an opposing team's uniform starting 2014 more probable.
