Robert Tate (American football)
{{Short description|American football player (born 1973)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{BLP sources|date=June 2012}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Robert Tate
| number = 83, 28, 22, 26
| position = Cornerback
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|10|19|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 10
| weight_lb = 193
| college = Cincinnati
| draftyear = 1997
| draftround = 6
| draftpick = 183
| pastteams =
- Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|1997|2001}})
- Baltimore Ravens ({{NFL Year|2002}})
- Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|2004|2006}})
| highlights =
- C-USA Offensive Player of the Year (1995)
- C-USA Special Teams POY (1995)
| statlabel1 = Tackles
| statvalue1 = 222
| statlabel2 = Interceptions
| statvalue2 = 5
| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue3 = 4
| pfr = TateRo00
}}
Robert Tate (born October 19, 1973) is an American former professional football cornerback and return specialist. He was selected in the sixth round of the 1997 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1997 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1997/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} Tate played nine seasons of professional football in the National Football League (NFL) with the Minnesota Vikings, Baltimore Ravens and Arizona Cardinals. Tate played in college for the University of Cincinnati. Originally a wide receiver, he was converted to defensive back upon entering the NFL. Tate played at Cincinnati with notable NFL players Artrell Hawkins, Sam Garnes, and Jason Fabini.
NFL career statistics
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! colspan="2"| Legend |
| Bold
| Career high |
=Regular season=
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| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="4"| Tackles !colspan="4"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 1997 | MIN
| 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1998 | MIN
| 15 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1999 | MIN
| 16 || 1 || 17 || 16 || 1 || 0.0 || 1 || 18 || 0 || 18 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2000 | MIN
| 16 || 16 || 72 || 60 || 12 || 0.0 || 2 || 12 || 0 || 12 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2001 | MIN
| 16 || 5 || 44 || 37 || 7 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2002 | BAL
| 13 || 1 || 23 || 20 || 3 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2004 | ARI
| 14 || 0 || 20 || 17 || 3 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2005 | ARI
| 13 || 5 || 38 || 36 || 2 || 0.0 || 2 || 47 || 0 || 25 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2006 | ARI
| 9 || 0 || 8 || 8 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 116 | 29 | 222 | 194 | 28 | 0.0 | 5 | 77 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
=Playoffs=
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| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="4"| Tackles !colspan="4"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 1998 | MIN
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1999 | MIN
| 2 || 1 || 4 || 4 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2000 | MIN
| 2 || 2 || 8 || 7 || 1 || 0.0 || 2 || 5 || 0 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
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{{Vikings1997DraftPicks}}
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Category:American football cornerbacks
Category:American football return specialists
Category:Cincinnati Bearcats football players
Category:Minnesota Vikings players
Category:Baltimore Ravens players
Category:Arizona Cardinals players
Category:Players of American football from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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