Golden Tate has his appeal denied, will be suspended for first four games of 2019 NFL season

It’s official. The New York Giants will be without one of their receivers to start the 2019 NFL season.

The league announced that they have denied Golden Tate’s appeal to reverse his four-game suspension after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs earlier this year.

Therefore, the 31-year old won’t be eligible to play in the regular season until the Giants’ week 5 matchup against the Minnesota Vikings on October 6.

Tate, who signed a a four-year, $37.5 million contract with the Giants in March, has posted 611 receptions for 7214 receiving yards, and 38 touchdowns over a span of nine seasons and 137 career games split between the Seattle Seahawks, Detroit Lions and Philadelphia Eagles.