It looks as though if Cowboys safety Barry Church has his way this Sunday, Golden Tate is going to hurt and hurt bad.
Why? Because apparently revenge is a dish best served cold, if you want to be cliche about the whole thing.
Anyways, the revenge factor for Church on Tate stems all the way back to 2012 when Tate (then with the Seahawks) delivered a vicious and illegal blind side hit on Cowboys linebacker Sean Lee.
“That was the dirtiest shot I’ve ever seen,” Church said during his weekly radio show on 105.3 The Fan, according to ESPN.com. “We were talking about it on the way back from Washington, me and Sean. He was just like, ‘Man, I wish I could play so bad in this game just to give a little payback for what he did in Seattle.’
“Obviously he can’t play, but we’re definitely going to keep our radar out for (Tate) because that was a dirty shot. We’re looking forward to seeing him. We’ll definitely get him back after that, but it will be within the rules, within the rules.”
Tate was eventually fined $21K by the NFL for the hit.
Additionally, Church also commented on the overturned suspension for Ndamukong Suh which unsurprisingly he really didn’t agree with.
“Yeah, you’re trying to deliver a painful blow, as legal as possible – but when the guy is down and you’re stepping on people …” Church said. “And like you said, he had a track record of that, stepping on people when they’re down. That’s uncalled for. We don’t need that in our game. But hey, I guess if you can pay the money, you can play.”