New York Giants wide receiver Golden Tate will serve a four-game suspension to begin the 2019 season after losing the appeal of his positive performance-enhancing drug test.
Tate, who signed with the Giants this offseason, released a statement last month saying his positive test was the result of fertility treatment.
"This past April, during the offseason, my wife and I decided to see a specialist for fertility planning," Tate said then. "I started the treatment prescribed to me and just days later I discovered it contained an ingredient that is on the league's banned substance list.