MATT PRATER RUMORS & GOSSIP

Denver Broncos kicker Matt Prater was given the $2.6 million franchise tag for 2012 but has yet to sign the tender and has been absent from the team's offseason workouts.   Prater felt the Broncos previous five-year offer wasn't enough financially for the Kicker, who believes he is worth more. Prater made 19-of-25 field goals with 30 PAT last season and has the highest percentage...

Prater kicked four game-winning field goals for the Broncos in 2011. (Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) Denver Broncos kicker Matt Prater is not participating in the team’s voluntary offseason workouts, Mike Klis of the Denver Post reports. Prater, who was designated with the Broncos’ franchise tag, has yet to sign his one-year, $2.5 million tender. The Broncos offered Prater...

The Denver Broncos had so many close victories this season, often coming from behind and needing some Tebow Time to get them there. Well, the person often overlooked in these victories was their kicker Matt Prater who hit 4 game-winning field goals in either regulation or overtime. The Broncos aren’t overlooking him anymore as they announced that they will be placing the franchise...

The Denver Broncos have placed the franchise tag on Matt Prater, giving them the right to match any offer other teams might present to the kicker with one of the most powerful legs in NFL history. Prater came up clutch for the Broncos down the stretch last season with four game-winning field goals. He had three straight weeks in which he kicked the winner on the game's final...

Matt Prater and Britton Colquitt in 2010 (Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) Confirming an earlier report, the Denver Broncos placed their franchise tag on kicker Matt Prater today, extending the would-be free agent’s contract through 2012. “He is a very talented kicker and an important part of our team,” Executive Vice President of Football Operations John Elway said in...

Denver Broncos kicker Matt Prater‘s two field goals in week fourteen against the Chicago Bears last season were named the Denver Sports’ Top Moment of 2011 on Thursday night during a red carpet awards show at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts.  Denver’s Punter, Britton Colquitt accepted the award for Prater. Congrats to...

Denver Broncos kicker Matt Prater is held up by teammates after kicking the winning field goal during overtime of an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011 in Miami. The Broncos won 18-15. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) The Denver Broncos have 17 unrestricted free agents hitting the market on March 13th, giving them less than a month to work out contract extensions...

The Denver Broncos will "likely" use their franchise tag on kicker Matt Prater, according to Mike Klis of the Denver Post.Prater hit 76 percent of his field goal attempts and hit several clutch kicks during the Broncos' push to the playoffs last season.The last kicker in franchise history to have the franchise tag placed on him was Jason Elam in 2002.

ShaneVia a report from the Denver Post, if the Broncos use the franchise tag, it likely will be on kicker Matt Prater and it will be the first time the team has used the tag since 2002.  Prater, who was key in several Broncos’ victories this season, made $1.835 million in 2011 and under the [...]Sports-Kings - The Kings of Sports Lists

We all know that the rarified air in Denver, Colorado can do some crazy things including the below moment that happened during the AFC Wild Card game between the Broncos and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Watch as Matt Prater's opening kick off hits the crossbar on the far goalposts: