After regular practice finished, Deion Branch took Golden Tate through extra drills "aimed to work on breaking press coverage and then improve conditioning by sprinting uphill". "The way I see it, being active or inactive is up to me," Tate said earlier. "It’s not up to somebody being injured or not playing well, it’s up to me to practice hard and do everything right, to show the coaches I deserve to be out there. How I practice these next days is what will determine whether I deserve it or not."