Golden Tate surprised by Percy Harvin's jealousy claims

Percy Harvin's claims that fellow receivers Golden Tate and Doug Baldwin showed jealously toward him after he was traded to the Seattle Seahawks in 2013 caught at least one of Harvin's former teammates by surprise.

"Once he came to the Seahawks, actually, (general manager) John Schneider called me and Pete Carroll called me and told me it wasn't going to affect my role," Tate, who now plays for the Detroit Lions, told Michael Rothstein of ESPN. "So I left it at that.

"There was never any jealousy on my end. I was excited to get him on the field with us. I think his role in Seattle and my role in Seattle were different, so there was no need for me to be jealous."

Harvin opened up about his Seattle tenure, and the tension that arose between him and his fellow Seahawks receivers, in a recent interview with Tyler Dunne of the Buffalo News. He said he felt as though Tate and Baldwin "were acting like kids" after his arrival, and viewed him as a threat.

But Tate said it's all just a misunderstanding, and that he actually wanted to model his game after Harvin's when he first entered the league.

"I wanted to win a Super Bowl that year, and that was all I wanted, and that was all I cared about," Tate said. "So I think it was just a misunderstanding between him and I.

"I know it didn't work out with the Vikings, the Seahawks or the Jets, so I hope the best for him up there in Buffalo. I think it's a great fit for him, and I want to see him ball out."