The New York Giants' receiving core is going to look much different without Odell Beckham Jr. this season, as they look to Sterling Shepard to take over as the top option. They also added veteran Golden Tate this off-season on a four-year contract, but they may be without the wideout for the first four games of the season. It was announced Saturday morning that Tate is facing a four-game suspension for violating the league's PED policy. Tate will appeal the ban, which is stemming from the use of a banned substance from a prescribed fertility medication.
The appeal is set for the first week of August, with the intentions of having it resolved before the start of the 2019 NFL regular season in September. Tate revealed a statement saying that he has a legitimate case to win this appeal, as he looks to have an immediate impact on his new team that desperately needs help at that position. They also lost Corey Coleman to a torn ACL on the first day of training camp Thursday. Shepard is battling a thumb injury himself, but is expected to be ready for the regular season, while Coleman is done for the year.
The Giants paid Tate $37.5 million after trading away Beckham to the Cleveland Browns in March. The former Seattle Seahawks and Detroit Lions slot receiver finished last season with the Philadelphia Eagles. He has recorded 611 receptions in his career for 7,214 yards and 38 touchdowns. His lone Pro Bowl appearance came in his first season with Detroit, as he also comes with plenty of playoff experience with all three teams he has played for. This suspension has those around the football world scratching their heads, since Tate called two teammates "selfish" for substance-abuse suspensions while with the Seahawks in 2013. That probably adds to why he wants to fight this ban so bad and prove his innocence, rather than taking the punishment for what it is.
The appeal is set for the first week of August, with the intentions of having it resolved before the start of the 2019 NFL regular season in September. Tate revealed a statement saying that he has a legitimate case to win this appeal, as he looks to have an immediate impact on his new team that desperately needs help at that position. They also lost Corey Coleman to a torn ACL on the first day of training camp Thursday. Shepard is battling a thumb injury himself, but is expected to be ready for the regular season, while Coleman is done for the year.
The Giants paid Tate $37.5 million after trading away Beckham to the Cleveland Browns in March. The former Seattle Seahawks and Detroit Lions slot receiver finished last season with the Philadelphia Eagles. He has recorded 611 receptions in his career for 7,214 yards and 38 touchdowns. His lone Pro Bowl appearance came in his first season with Detroit, as he also comes with plenty of playoff experience with all three teams he has played for. This suspension has those around the football world scratching their heads, since Tate called two teammates "selfish" for substance-abuse suspensions while with the Seahawks in 2013. That probably adds to why he wants to fight this ban so bad and prove his innocence, rather than taking the punishment for what it is.
