Tate's NFL Journey: From Chicago to Titans

0:00On April 24th, Carnell Tate's NFL dreams hit fast-forward Thursday night in Pittsburgh when the Tennessee Titans snagged him forth overall way. Earlier the most experts predicted, he made it personal right away, rocking a jacket with his late mom's name, Ashley Griggs, stitched inside. She was killed in a Chicago shooting back. In 2023, while he was a freshman at Ohio State, from Chicago Southside, Tate flasks as a freshman at Marist High School, hauling in 28 catches for 444 yards and five touchdowns before COVID shook things up, and he transferred to IMG Academy in Florida, then dominated as a buck-eye receiver. His old Marist coach remembers a six-foot two-key adripping talent, humble and always grinding extra after practice, while buddy Nolan Bouto, now a walk-on at Ohio State, called it the payoff of years of hustle since they were 15. Tate called it a blessing, shouting out his mom as his rock who sacrificed everything,

1:00and he's already hyping Titans fans he's a reliable target for. Cam Ward always open when it counts. This has been NFL News Today, powered by AI.