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Golden Tate on four-game suspension: 'I'm not trying to cheat'

Giants wide receiver Golden Tate looks on during training camp at Quest Diagnostics Training Center on July 27. Photo Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke

Golden Tate said he didn’t know, and the Giants – led by Pat Shurmur – believe him.

In his first interview since getting suspended four games for testing positive for a banned substance, Tate said on Wednesday that the doctor who prescribed him the fertility drug told the Giants wide receiver that the substance was not banned by the NFL and that he’d prescribed the same drug to other NFL players. Tate said he was considering legal action against the doctor and appeared surprised that the league rejected his appeal.