Brandon Tate keeps giving back

Posted Jun 26, 2016
Brandon Tate has been in the NFL long enough that the Cummings High School graduate is a veteran in the league. But for a few hours Saturday back on his high school campus, it was about the kids again. Tate’s free clinic for youngsters drew about 200 participants. Tate is preparing to enter his eighth NFL season after a record-setting kick return career at UNC. (Burlington Times News)

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