Houston Texans’ running back Ben Tate is scheduled to be a free agent in the offseason.
On Monday afternoon, he sent out a series of tweets thanking the team and saying he would miss his Texans’ teammates.
Cleaned out my locker going to miss the guys on this team....we have a lot of good ppl on this team and everyone was cool from the....
— Ben Tate (@BenTateRB) December 30, 2013
Trainers to the equipment guys always made it a good time while still getting work done being drafted here I learned a lot that I will
— Ben Tate (@BenTateRB) December 30, 2013
Carry on for the rest of my career thanks Htown for all the support but odds are I won't be back
— Ben Tate (@BenTateRB) December 30, 2013
Over the last few seasons, Tate has served as the backup to Arian Foster. While Foster was injured this season, Tate rushed for 771 yards and four touchdowns on 181 carries.
Of course, Tate didn’t completely rule out a return to Houston, but he’s right, the odds are against it.