NFL Player News
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Randy Bullock K | NYG
Giants' Randy Bullock: Joins active roster
Bullock was elevated to the Giants' active roster Saturday, Art Stapleton of The Bergen Record reports.
It's unclear who will start Sunday between Bullock and Cade York, who was signed off the Titans' practice squad earlier this week. The veteran certainly Bullock has more experience having played nine years across seven teams, including a one-game stint with the Giants back in 2016, but his accuracy has been a bit suspect recently, as he's made just 26 of his 37 field-goal attempts from 40-plus yards over the past three seasons.
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Nick Folk K | ATL
Titans' Nick Folk: Still perfect
Folk made all three of his field-goal attempts and his lone extra-point attempt in Thursday's 20-16 loss to the Steelers.
Folk accounted for the majority of the Titans' points by converting a pair of field goals from 36 yards away and another from 48 yards. He's been impressive all season and remains a perfect 19-for-19 on field-goal attempts and 13-for-13 on extra-point tries. His last missed field-goal attempt came all the way back in Week 13 of last season.
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Daniel Carlson K | LV
Raiders' Daniel Carlson: Gains clearance for Week 9
Carlson (groin) doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Giants, Rachel Gossen of the Raiders' official site reports.
Carlson's good to go despite being limited in all three of Vegas' practices during the week. The offense trying to get him in position for kicks will be quarterbacked by rookie Aidan O'Connell after the Raiders benched Jimmy Garoppolo and fired coach Josh McDaniels in the week leading up to the team's Week 9 matchup with the Giants.
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Graham Gano K | NYG
Giants' Graham Gano: Officially on injured reserve
The Giants officially placed Gano (knee) on injured reserve Friday, Michael Eisen of the team's official site reports.
With surgery on his left knee on tap, Gano now will miss at least the next four games while on IR. In Gano's place, it's unclear who will be the Giants' kicker Sunday at Las Vegas after the team signed Cade York off the Titans' practice squad and Randy Bullock to the practice squad from the free-agent ranks.
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Chris Boswell K | PIT
Steelers' Chris Boswell: Perfect against Tennessee
Boswell converted both of his field-goal attempts while making both of his extra-point tries during the Steelers' 20-16 win over the Titans on Thursday.
Boswell had his first missed field-goal attempt of the season last week on a 61-yard attempt, but he took care of business with some manageable kicks in primetime. Over the first eight games of the 2023 campaign, he's made 14 of 15 field-goal attempts while converting all 11 of his extra-point tries.
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Graham Gano K | NYG
Giants' Graham Gano: In line to go on IR
The Giants are slated to place Gano (knee) on injured reserve, Michael Eisen of the team's official site reports.
Once the move becomes official, Gano will miss a minimum of four games, but it remains to be seen how long the kicker will be out, with Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com having previously reported that Gano is slated to undergo a procedure on his left knee. With Gano sidelined, the Giants are signing Cade York off the Titans' practice squad and adding Randy Bullock to their practice squad ahead of Week 9 action.
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Randy Bullock K | NYG
Giants' Randy Bullock: Set to compete with York
With Graham Gano (knee) slated to go on IR, Bullock and Cade York are candidates to kick for the Giants on Sunday against the Raiders, Art Stapleton of The Bergen Record reports.
With Gano unavailable, Bullock (who is joining the team's practice squad) and York (who was signed off the Titans' practice squad) are in line to compete for the team's kicking job ahead of Week 9 action. During the 2022 season, Bullock converted 17 of 20 field-goal attempts and all 28 of his extra-point tries in 15 games with Tennessee.
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Cade York K | NYJ
Giants' Cade York: Joins Giants
The Giants are signing York off the Titans' practice squad.
With Graham Gano (knee) slated to go on IR, York and Randy Bullock are candidates to serve as the Giants' kicker Sunday against the Raiders. Per Dan Duggan of The Athletic, a decision on the team's Week 9 kicker could hinge on a competition between York and Bullock during Friday's practice.
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Graham Gano K | NYG
Giants' Graham Gano: In line for knee surgery, IR stint
Gano is slated to undergo surgery on his left knee and be placed on injured reserve, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network and Pat Leonard of the New York Daily News report.
For a third week in a row, Gano is dealing with a knee injury, which may have been the reason he made just one of four field-goal attempts the last two games. He told Art Stapleton of The Bergen Record last week that he likely required surgery but hoped to wait until the end of the season before doing so. Now, though, Gano will miss at least four games once the move to IR goes through. The Giants held tryouts for four kickers Thursday, and Randy Bullock will emerge from it with a practice-squad contract, pending a physical, per Adam Schefter of ESPN.
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Randy Bullock K | NYG
Randy Bullock: Joining Giants' practice squad
The Giants are in line to sign Bullock to their practice squad Thursday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
The Giants worked out a number of veteran kickers Thursday and ultimately settled on bringing Bullock on board. Though Bullock will stick on the practice squad for now, he could be a candidate to get elevated to the 53-man roster for Sunday's game against the Raiders. Graham Gano is the Giants' lone kicker on the roster at the moment, but he's been contending with a knee injury on his plant leg and is coming off a rough showing in the team's 13-10 overtime loss to the Jets in Week 8 in which he missed field-goal attempts from 35 and 47 yards out. If Gano isn't deemed healthy enough to kick this weekend, Bullock would be his obvious replacement.