Giants wide receiver Golden Tate catches a pass during training camp at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center in East Rutherford, N.J., on, Aug. 5. Photo Credit: Brad Penner
Giants wide receiver Golden Tate lost his appeal of a four-game suspension for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing substances, the league announced Tuesday.
The announcement means Tate must sit out the first four games of the regular season.
Tate's appeal of a four-game suspension was heard in Manhattan last week. The veteran receiver said in a statement that he was appealing the decision because the positive test was a result of his alerting the independent testing administrator that he had taken a prescribed drug as part of a family fertility regimen.