Former NFL wide receiver Golden Tate is no longer in the league after spending 10 seasons in the NFL with five different teams, but that’s not stopping him from making headlines in the sports world for some unfortunate reasons.
Early Thursday morning, Golden Tate shared quite a controversial Tweet in which he urged people to watch a documentary called Died Suddenly which pushes an anti-vaccine conspiracy theory.
“I would HIGHLY HIGHLY ENCOURAGE EVERYONE to check out #DiedSuddenlydocumentary .Im really anxious to hear the perspectives of pro vax doctors,embalmers and any professional with data to combat these jaw dropping stats mentioned in Died Suddenly.Watching it FOR SURE has me shook!,” Tate said in a Tweet.
Tate did not specifically connect his Tweet to the terrifying situation regarding Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, who collapsed on the field during Monday night’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals and required CPR. However, the timing of his Tweet suggests he may be subtly trying to draw a connection to Hamlin, especially considering the concerning number of people trying to link the vaccine to Hamlin’s collapse on the field.
Regardless of whether he intended to connect the documentary to Hamlin’s situation, Tate was absolutely blasted for his conspiracy theory.
“I don’t think I’d like to do that. Thank you though,” NFL analyst John Ellis said in a Tweet.
This is like, the least surprising development of Golden Tate's career. https://t.co/Roah1shV6G
— Nate (@seemsallbad) January 5, 2023
“This is like, the least surprising development of Golden Tate’s career,” one fan said on Twitter.
“Probably would have helped to actually attend classes at Notre Dame. JFC, Golden,” said one Twitter user who claims to have a PhD in organic chemistry.
I'm really excited to hear the perspective of embalmers. https://t.co/7hoa69EAIw
— Charlie Potatoes (@TepidButterASMR) January 5, 2023
“I’m really excited to hear the perspective of embalmers,” one Twitter user joked.
https://twitter.com/wadams2010/status/1610937456232222720
“This just ain’t it, man. I know you are well educated. Just surprised you are looking to go down this QANON path. I’m sure you Kyrie it and say, ‘Well I’m just trying to put another POV out there.’ But what if that POV is just misleading and dangerous?” another Twitter user said.
There is no evidence that the COVID-19 vaccine or any other vaccination had any role in Hamlin’s scary health concern. Meanwhile, the world got quite an optimistic update on Hamlin’s condition as the Buffalo Bills revealed that he saw “remarkable improvement.”