Drew Tate
Tate with the Toronto Argonauts in 2024 | |
| Ottawa Redblacks | |
|---|---|
| Title | Quarterbacks coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 8, 1984 Baytown, Texas, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| Position | Quarterback (No. 4) |
| High school | Robert E. Lee |
| College | Iowa |
| NFL draft | 2007: undrafted |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 2007 | St. Louis Rams* |
| 2007–2008 | Saskatchewan Roughriders* |
| 2009–2016 | Calgary Stampeders |
| 2017 | Ottawa Redblacks |
| 2018 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Coaching | |
| 2018 | Coastal Carolina (defensive analyst) |
| 2019 | BC Lions (Quarterbacks coach) |
| 2020 | TSL Alphas (WR/TE/RB) |
| 2021 | UT Martin (Quarterbacks coach) |
| 2022 | Northern Iowa (Tight ends coach) |
| 2023 | Saskatchewan Roughriders (Receivers coach) |
| 2024–2025 | Toronto Argonauts (Offensive assistant) |
| 2026–present | Ottawa Redblacks (Quarterbacks coach) |
| Awards and highlights | |
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| Stats at CFL.ca | |
Drew Tate (born October 8, 1984) is an American gridiron football coach and former player. He is the quarterbacks coach for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football as a quarterback at the University of Iowa and was signed by the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2007. Tate has played professionally for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Calgary Stampeders and Ottawa Redblacks in the CFL. He was a defensive analyst at Coastal Carolina University in 2018, before coming out of retirement to rejoin the Roughriders. On December 17, 2018, Tate retired from playing and was named quarterbacks coach for the BC Lions the following day. He has also been a coach for the TSL Alphas, and at UT Martin and the University of Northern Iowa.