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Prater Suspended Four Games
Report: Broncos K Matt Prater to be suspended first four games of 2014
By John Breech | CBSSports.com August 24, 2014 3:59 am ET The NFL's second-leading scorer in 2013 is going to be suspended for the first four games of 2014. Broncos kicker Matt Prater told the Denver Post that he's facing a four-game suspension for violating the NFL's substance-abuse policy. Although the league hasn't announced the kicker's suspension yet, both Prater and his attorney confirmed to the Post that Prater will miss the Broncos first four games. "I've made some mistakes," Prater said. "I'm accepting full responsibility. I'll learn from it and come back a better person. I want to apologize to my teammates, my coaches, the Broncos' organization and the fans." Prater's attorney, Harvey Steinberg, says that Prater was suspended for drinking a few beers at home. "[Matt] feels terribly for his teammates. It's cost him personally, both professionally and financially," Steinberg said. "I wonder if we shouldn't take a second look at the policy when only a couple beers were consumed at home while he was on vacation. Having said that, the NFL under the constraints of the policy couldn't have treated us better." Prater has been in the NFL's alcohol program since August 2011, when he was arrested and charged with DUI. According to Steinberg, the league initially wanted to suspend Prater for an entire season, but that was negotiated down to four games. The Broncos kicker scored 150 points last season, second only to Sebastian Janikowski's 158 points. Three of Prater's 150 points came on a 64-yard field goal in Week 13 that set the NFL record for longest field goal. After the NFL announces the suspension, Prater will still be eligible to play in Denver's preseason finale, although it would seem to make more sense for the Broncos to give those reps to backup kicker Mitch Ewald. The rookie kicker, signed in July, holds the Indiana record for field goal percentage and is the second-leading scorer in school history. As for Prater, he's allowed to practice with the team from now until the preseason's over. The 30-year-old's suspension will begin just before Week 1 in September and Prater will be eligible to return to the Broncos' active roster on Oct. 6. |
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They can have Santos for a first, second, and third round draft pick.
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I think that's what the Chiefs gave up to the 49ers in order to get him.
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Suspended for drinking a few beers at home?
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Yeah, sounds pretty suspicious. Is he under 21? How is drinking beer violating the substance abuse policy..... Unless he was at Von Millers house and caught a contact high?? That would make sense I guess!
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They allow 12 year Olds to be attorneys? Dude sounds like Hefmo.
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Non-issue. He'll be bumped down to only the second greatest kicker of all time when his replacement comes in. /KnowMo
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Drank beer while Von injected Ware in the ass with "enhancements"
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"I wonder if we shouldn't take a second look at the policy when only a couple beers were consumed at home while he was on vacation."
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What I've heard is that he had a deal with the league where he couldn't drink at all, leading from an earlier DUI.
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What a wretched piece of human excrement. He should kill himself.
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