Golden Tate's Sweet Tooth

Have you ever heard the saying, 'I'd kill for a [fill in the blank] right about now' ? Well just last week, Golden Tate of the Seattle Seahawks put a new meaning to the expression. The newly drafted wide-receiver out of Notre Dame had a late night craving and decided to help himself to some stolen doughnuts by looting a nearby doughnut shop located on the third floor of his apartment building in Bellevue, Washington. His doughnut of choice? The ever-popular maple bar. Top-Pot Doughnuts, who serves as a sponsor of the Seattle Seahawks and their home of Quest Field fell victim to the pillage. Funny enough, Top-Pot supplies the Seahawks with free doughnuts and coffee during the NFL season. However, it seems the 21-year old wide-out couldn't wait until the season started.

After police arrived, Tate was not arrested, cited or criminally charged. Instead he was issued a warning for trespassing the closed Doughnut shop. Tate published an apology soon after the incident stating, "They're irresistible. It was kind of a foolish mistake that won’t happen again, but if you ever want some maple bars, that's the place to go.” Many major media outlets which included the Seattle Times among others, believe the entire incident was more of a publicity stunt than anything. And it didn't help that Tate's statement was viewed more so in the form as an endorsement. Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll who has his own endorsement deal with the company, also chimed in by giving Top-Pot Doughnuts a shout out via his Twitter account - "A great maple bar is a great maple bar, right golden?? They don't come along everyday ... a classic TopPot temptation!"

As for the owner and co-founder of Top-Pot, Mark Klebeck was not angered about the security breach Tate had made for his late night snack. In fact, he embraced him and said he hopes to meet Golden Tate and sign him to an exclusive endorsement deal after the Seahawks win the Super Bowl. The deal of coarse would mean free maple bars for life, but considering the Seahawks are yet to add a Lombardi Trophy to their trophy case, Tate has better chances of looting the nearest Dunkin' Donuts.