Golden Tate is willing to take less money as a free agent to remain with the Seattle Seahawks.

Tate is an unrestricted free agent this offseason.

"I probably shouldn't even say this right now, but I'm going to say it anyway just because I love Seattle," Tate said during an interview with Sports Radio 950 KJR in Seattle. "Honestly, I would rather take a little less to be happy and win ballgames than to take way more and go to a crappy city where the fans don't give a crap about the team, you win a game once a month -- something like that.

"I would much rather stay in the situation that I have now for a little less than to go and try to break the bank somewhere else."

Tate caught 64 balls for 898 yards and five touchdowns in 2013.

Tate was a second round pick in 2010.

"At the same time, I don't want to be disrespected by any means," Tate told the radio station. "I want to be able to take care of myself and my family for the rest of my life at the same time.

"We'll see. That's what I have my agent for. I plan to have some conversations with Pete [Carroll, the Seahawks' coach] and the GM [John Schneider], and hopefully we can work something out."