Denver Broncos Cut Ties With Matt Prater

The Denver Broncos have cut ties with Matt Prater, who's about to come off his four-game suspension.

First-year kicker Brandon McManus has turned his temp job into a full-time one.

GM John Elway says releasing Prater was difficult.

Prater appeared in 96 regular-season games for Denver from 2007-13, connecting on 141 of 170 field goal attempts and 259 of 261 extra point attempts for 682 total points. He registered 262 touchbacks on 497 kickoffs for the Broncos while posting eight special-teams tackles.