Seahawks Golden Tate to miss time with broken hand

We learned today via Mike Sando's ESPN NFC West blog that WR Golden Tate has a broken hand and is not practicing.

The team said they expect Tate to return for training camp.

The Hawks brass have high expectations for Tate in 2012, the missed time is costly in the short term, especially since the lockout prevented him from practicing last offseason as well.

Per PFT he’s the tentative favorite to open the season as Seattle’s No. 2 wideout, opposite Sidney Rice.

Rice is also missing OTAs due to offseason surgery on both shoulders.

It's tough being Golden. I tell ya. Most of us here at NWSB think he hurt his hand while being slapped by the baker at TOP pot donuts.

We're still trying to confirm this story.

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