Joe Judge had a tough two years as head coach of the New York Giants.
The Giants parted ways with Judge shortly after the team finished the 2021 season with just four wins.
Two NFL seasons have passed since Judge took over as head coach, but former Giants wide receiver Golden Tate still appears to harbor some resentment toward his former coach.
When social media users questioned Tate about his activities in New York, the Super Bowl champion used the opportunity to slam Judge.
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New York Giants head coach Joe Judge during the second quarter of a game against the Dallas Cowboys at MetLife Stadium on December 19, 2021 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Sarah Steer/Getty Images)
“What was it like playing for the Giants and going to their facilities,” someone asked Tate on social media.
“My time with the Giants was interesting,” Tate said in a video posted to X. The wide receiver, who hasn’t played an NFL game since 2020, explained some of the challenges he’s faced responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. But he also mocked Judge, calling him “one of the Patriots’ offspring.”
“The last year was a COVID year and we had to play almost every game without fans in the stadium, so it was really awful. It was like a scrimmage. It was awful. On top of that, Joseph Judge, the Patriots scion, came in and thought he could do whatever he wanted and get the wheels turning like Tom Brady and Bill Belichick, but it didn’t work.”
Judge was one of several coaches who went on to become head coaches after working under head coach Bill Belichick during the heyday of the New England Patriots.
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In addition to Judge, Matt Patricia, Josh McDaniels and Charlie Weis also struggled to approach the level of success they were accustomed to after leaving Foxboro.
New York Giants’ Golden Tate leaves the field after a game against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on October 27, 2019 in Detroit. (Getty Images)
Tate spent just one season under Judge, who arrived in East Rutherford in 2019, but Judge wasn’t given the Giants’ head coaching job until the following year.
At the time of his hire, the Giants were lauded as a smart decision in selecting a former special teams coordinator as head coach, given that the Baltimore Ravens had won a Super Bowl under head coach John Harbaugh, who served as a special teams coordinator for several years at the college and NFL levels.
New York Giants NFL wide receiver Golden Tate speaks onstage at SiriusXM during Super Bowl 54 on January 31, 2020 in Miami, Florida. (Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM)
But Tate strongly suggested the team had addressed some underlying issues during Judge’s shaky tenure.
Tate finished the 2020 season with 388 yards receiving and two touchdowns in 12 games. He had a more productive season the year before Judge joined the team, finishing the 2019 season with 676 yards receiving and six touchdowns.
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Judge joined the Ole Miss coaching staff as an analyst earlier this year.
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