The Broncos will have to start the regular season without their starting kicker.
Kicker Matt Prater was suspended for the first four games of the regular season without pay on Monday for violating the league's substance abuse policy. The league made it official on Tuesday.
Prater is able to participate in all offseason and preseason practices and games, but he cannot do any on-field work or attend practice once the start of the regular season begins.
Prater took ownership of his actions and apologized and vowed to no longer drink alcohol for as long as he is in the NFL substance abuse program.
With the Broncos on bye in Week 4, Prater will not make his regular season debut until Week 6 against the Jets in New York.
The Broncos traded a conditional seventh-round pick to the Giants for kicker Brandon McManus to fill the void left by Prater for the first four games.
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