New York Giants wide receiver Golden Tate and Los Angeles Rams cornerback Jalen Ramsey managed to keep their cool for the entirety of Sunday’s game, but that went out the window once the clock struck :00.
As the two teams gathered for post-game hand shakes following the Rams’ 17-9 victory, Tate and Ramsey approached each other and immediately started throwing haymakers.
There’s a fight on the field after the game clock hits zero, press box consensus says it was Jalen Ramsey and Golden Tate involved pic.twitter.com/m6WhFUMhwf
— Nikki Kay (@NikkiKaySN1) October 4, 2020
Ramsey-Tatepic.twitter.com/XQRFOzcD3K
— BLACK ADAM SCHEFTER (@B1ackSchefter) October 4, 2020
Ramsey and Tate walked toward each other after the final whistle. They both took swings almost simultaneously and then went down in a heap. Their teammates pulled them apart.
— Greg Beacham (@gregbeacham) October 4, 2020
Tate and Ramsey, of course, have an ugly familial relationship that spilled out publicly around this time a year ago.
In a since-deleted Instagram post, Ramsey admitted to dumping Tate’s pregnant sister, Breanna, leaving her and their other daughter behind for Las Vegas dancer Monica Giavanna.
He know he gonna have to see me.
— Golden Tate (@ShowtimeTate) October 24, 2019
“I’m not happy at all with the disrespect that he’s shown towards my sister, and the things he’s done in the past, but I don’t really want to go too much into it,” Tate later told the New York Post.
Ramsey shot back on Twitter.
“We live in a society where ignorant people feel that they are owed an explanation of what goes on in our day-to-day lives … and why we make the decisions we make … we don’t have to answer to anyone but the man above. [Expletive] is beyond overrated,” Ramsey said in a since-delete tweet.
Leading up to Sunday’s game, Tate avoided the media all together while Ramsey just offered a “no comment” when asked about Tate.
On the field, Tate forced a missed tackle on Ramsey early in the game, but the veteran cornerback got the better of the receiver in the fourth quarter, delivering a crushing tackle.
Jalen Ramsey makes an unreal play 😳
(via @NFL)pic.twitter.com/H8jjjrGnEX
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) October 4, 2020
For reasons beyond football, this rivalry is far from over.
