Players still were milling around on the MetLife Stadium turf — remnants of tempers flaring — but Golden Tate was Tweeting.

The excited Giants wide receiver did not wait even a few minutes beyond the game clock hitting all zeros to cement a 24-3 victory before he was celebrating officially rejoining his teammates today. His four-game suspension for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing drugs policy is complete.

“Best day ever, huge divisional win AND I’m ungrounded now,” Tate said, suggesting he would show up at the facility as soon as permitted under NFL rules.

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Best day ever, huge divisional win AND I’m ungrounded now #LFG @Giants see whoever’s around at 12:01 AM TMRW! — Golden Tate (@ShowtimeTate) September 29, 2019

Tate’s return will be a blessing for a wide receiver corps finally getting close to full strength. And it comes with electric running back Saquon Barkley sidelined indefinitely with a high ankle sprain.

Corey Coleman and Russell Shepard are on injured reserve, but Bennie Fowler (hamstring), Darius Slayton (hamstring), Cody Latimer (concussion) and Sterling Shepard (broken thumb, concussion) all played in a game together Sunday for the first time, including the preseason.

Just two weeks ago, the Giants were asking T.J. Jones and Cody Core to make big plays on offense for quarterback Eli Manning. Now, both receivers are back to playing almost exclusively on special teams.

Rookie quarterback Daniel Jones will make his third start Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings in Tate’s Giants’ debut. They connected on two passes on the opening possession of the preseason finale.

“By the time it caught my eye, it was along the sideline where only I could catch it, or no one could catch it,” Tate said on Aug. 30. "It’s just a glimpse of what’s to come.”

It’s already here.

Tate was impressed by Jones’ arm strength, eagerness to learn and composure during the preseason. He will return to find a quarterback with even more confidence after two straight wins to even the Giants’ record after the sixth 0-2 start in seven years behind Manning.

“I’m excited to have Golden back,” Jones said. “Looking forward to what we can do.”

Sterling Shepard was tending to his hamstring late in the fourth quarter and did not appear in the postgame locker room at the same time as media. There was no official postgame word of an injury.

“I think that group has done a good job of acting like a village, and everybody trying to do their part,” coach Pat Shurmur said. “We had a lot of substitutions in there. We’ll get (Tate) back in the mix and get him going.”

Tate signed a four-year, $37.5 million free-agent contract after the Giants traded Odell Beckham but his suspension allows the possibility to void all guaranteed money after 2019. So, he could be playing for his job over the next 12 games, though it’s unlikely the Giants will want to let him go if he is productive.

Tate, 31, averaged 86 catches for 922 yards with 19 total touchdowns over the last four seasons with the Detroit Lions and Eagles. He was prohibited from speaking with team officials while on suspension, but he reportedly was in touch to mentor and motivate teammates.

It is unclear whether the Giants will have to make a roster move Monday to activate Tate for practice or whether they will be able to buy time through the practice week.

“I can’t wait for him to get back,” tight end Evan Engram said. “I know he’s itching to get back on the field with us. It will be good to have his presence back on the locker room, presence back on the field. We have to do our best as an offense to get him caught up to speed with everything and get him going so he can be ready Sunday.”

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