Giants' Graham Gano questionable to kick vs. Chiefs after suffering groin injury in warmups, per report
It's unknown whether Gano will kick on Sunday night
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An important New York Giant was injured in pregame warmups ahead of their Week 3 showdown vs. Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. According to multiple reports, Giants kicker Graham Gano is now questionable to kick with a groin injury. The Athletic's Dan Duggan reports Gano left for the locker room during the national anthem.
On the Giants' first drive of the game, Brian Daboll kept his offense out on the field on a fourth-and-3 at the Chiefs' 28-yard line -- a fourth down that was easily in field goal territory. Instead, Russell Wilson's pass attempt fell incomplete, and the Chiefs took over on downs.
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Gano has served as the Giants' placekicker since 2020. Through two games this season, he's made all five of his field goal attempts and all four extra point attempts. If he were not able to kick, the Giants could turn to punter Jamie Gillan to kick extra points, or Daboll could simply opt to go for two points when the Giants find the end zone.
This situation surely gives Giants fans a case of déjà vu, as something similar happened last season. In Week 2 last year, Daboll made the decision to not dress another kicker vs. the Washington Commanders despite the fact that Gano was dealing with a groin injury. He was hurting in pregame warmups and then injured his hamstring on the opening kickoff.
Following the Giants' first touchdown of the game, the punter Gillan attempted the extra point but missed. From there, the Giants decided to just go for it on fourth downs in enemy territory and attempt two-point conversions after touchdowns. This strategy did not work, as the Giants failed on both of their two-point attempts and had no kicker to help kick a game-winning field goal late in the fourth quarter. New York lost that game, 21-18.
The Giants are surely hoping this game does not come down to a field goal or extra point.
