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Patriots Take WR Tate In Third Round

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Apr 26, 2009 11:29 am US/Eastern

Patriots Take WR Tate In Third Round

FOXBORO (AP) ―

Click to enlarge 1 of 1: The New England Patriots have bolstered their receiving corps and special teams by selecting Brandon Tate.
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The New England Patriots have bolstered their receiving corps and special teams by selecting Brandon Tate, a wide receiver and kick returner from the University of North Carolina, in the third round of the NFL draft.

Tate, 6-feet, 210 pounds, set an NCAA record for combined kick return yardage (3,523). Tate was selected with the 83rd overall pick on Sunday with the second of three third-round picks the team started the day with.

The Patriots earlier traded the 73rd overall pick to the Jacksonville Jaguars for a second-round pick in the 2010 draft and a seventh-round pick in thid year's draft.