Cincinnati Bengals
Brandon Tate - #19 - WR
| Status | Active |
| Height/Weight | 6' 1"/ 200 lbs. |
| Birthday | 10/05/1987 |
| Birthplace | Burlington, NC |
| College | North Carolina |
| Years played | 5 |
| Drafted | 2009, 3rd round, 19th pick by Patriots |
Bengals back in familiar role at Senior Bowl
The Bengals, who rely heavily on their coaches in the draft evaluation process, will again coach at the Senior Bowl.
Focus turns to Bengals' coaching staff, roster
With head coach Marvin Lewis coming back for a franchise-record ninth season, what will be different about the Bengals? That remains to be seen.
Bengals', Bills' staffs to coach Senior Bowl
The Bills' and Bengals' coaching staffs have been selected to coach this year's Under Armour Senior Bowl, officials announced Saturday.
Bengals: Lewis back as head coach
The Bengals announced Tuesday that head coach Marvin Lewis has re-signed with the club.
Marvin Lewis expected to remain with Bengals
Marvin Lewis is expected to return to the Bengals for his ninth season as head coach in 2011, Pro Football Weekly has learned.
Bengals: No announcement on Lewis Monday
The Bengals will not have an official announcement on head coach Marvin Lewis' future with the club on Monday, team spokesman Jack Brennan said Monday afternoon.
Bengals sign five to offseason roster
The Bengals signed FB James Develin, OT Andrew Gardner, S Cary Harris, G Otis Hudson and DE James Ruffin to their offseason roster.
First 20 picks in NFL draft order established
The 20 teams that did not make the playoffs can not look forward to where they will select in April's draft.
Ravens survive Bengals behind two Reed picks
Ed Reed had two interceptions and Ray Lewis recovered two fumbles, part of an opportunistic defensive effort that carried the Ravens over the Bengals 13-7 Sunday.
Whitworth quietly has fine season for Bengals
If there was one Bengal who might have been considered a Pro Bowl snub, the way we hear it, it was OLT Andrew Whitworth.
Ochocinco will miss season finale
Bengals WR Chad Ochocinco will not travel with the team to Baltimore and will miss the season finale against the Ravens because of an ankle injury.
Bengals stun Chargers, keep them out of playoffs
Carson Palmer threw four touchdown passes during a near-perfect performance in the swirling snow, and the Bengals beat San Diego 34-20 on Sunday, ending the Chargers' run of four straight playoff appearances.
Chargers rule ILB Cooper out for Sunday
Chargers ILB Stephen Cooper has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Bengals.
Bengals WRs Caldwell, Simpson vie for bigger roles
With Chad Ochocinco's future in Cincinnati uncertain, the Bengals' plans at wide receiver are an offseason story line to watch.
Three Week 16 games blacked out
Games in Tampa, Oakland and Cincinnati will not be shown on local TV this Sunday.
PLAYER NEWS
The Bengals have reached deals with two more of their unrestricted free agents, cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones and Tate.|||||||
That makes five free agents on defense and six on offense or special teams that have decided to stay with Cincinnati. The Bengals' only notable signing from outside the team has been backup quarterback Josh Johnson, who will compete for the job that opened when Bruce Gradkowski signed with Pittsburgh as a free agent.
Tate already has made an impact this season with two touchdowns on kickoff returns for the New England Patriots. Now he should get more of a chance as a receiver.|||||||
With Randy Moss traded to Minnesota and Deion Branch newly arrived in a deal with Seattle, the speedster whose past two seasons were ruined by knee injuries looms as a more prominent target Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens. Tate has started two of the Patriots four games and caught 11 passes. But he returned second-half kickoffs for a 97-yard touchdown in the season opener and a 103-yard score in the fourth game.
Tate had four catches for 36 yards and a 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown to begin the second half of a 38-24 win over Cincinnati on Sunday.|||||||
Tate made almost no impact as a rookie last year, but he was a third-round pick in 2009 who could certainly contribute to New England's pass-happy attack. He also showed his explosiveness on special teams.
Tate is on IR with a season-ending knee injury.|||||||
Tate was placed on the reserve/non-football injury list Monday.|||||||
The Patriots made a pair of other minor moves, placing rookie linebacker Tyrone McKenzie on injured reserve, tackle Mark LeVoir on the reserve/physically unable to perform list.