Brandon Tate spends his time rehabilitating his knee while on the non-football injury list. And he’s just waiting for the call. “It’s real frustrating not being able to play your first few games in the NFL,” Tate said yesterday during a rare appearance in the locker room. “But I have it in my head I’m ready for a long journey. I’m just going to continue to get better.” Tate said he has the playbook “down pat” and is biding his time until the trainers tell him he’s able to play. “If it’s tomorrow, we have the go button,” Tate said. “If it’s a week from now, I’ll be ready when they let me go.” Tate is “hoping” to play this season, and time will tell if his knee is strong enough to make that happen. As per NFL rules, Tate can’t participate in practice or games until the Monday after the sixth game. Then, the team has three weeks to activate him, put him on injured reserve or release him.
