Giants kicker Josh Brown has been suspended for one game for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy.
The Giants will have to find someone else to handle the kicking duties for their season opener against the Cowboys. The Giants have a second kicker, Tom Obarski, in training camp, but they’ll essentially have the whole week leading up to the opener to decide on a kicker.
Brown can return to the roster the day after the first game.
“While I do not agree with the suspension, I will accept it,” Brown said in a statement released by the team. “I have exhausted the appeals process and have no other options along those lines. I will continue to work hard for this team, and I have tremendous confidence in my teammates and in my ability to move on and contribute to the team.”
In the team’s release on the suspension Giants coach Ben McAdoo said the team has “been supportive of Josh and will continue to be, but we accept the league’s decision.”
Brown has been in the NFL since 2003 and has been the Giants’ kicker for the last three seasons.
