The Giants placed Gano (groin) on injured reserve Saturday.
Gano suffered a groin injury during pregame warmups last Sunday against the Chiefs and was able to muster only a successful 25-yard field goal during that contest. Otherwise, punter Jamie Gillan handled the rest of the placekicking duties. With Gano out for at least the next four games, the Giants will turn to Jude McAtamney first (instead of Younghoe Koo) as a practice-squad elevation Sunday against the Chargers.
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Giants' Graham Gano: Stint on IR expected
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The Giants are expected to place Gano (groin) on injured reserve, Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com reports.
Gano will be forced to miss at least four games if officially placed on IR. He suffered a groin injury just prior to kickoff Week 3 versus the Chiefs and toughed through the issue to convert his only field-goal attempt in the fourth quarter, but it now looks like Gano will be forced to miss time. Younghoe Koo and Jude McAtamney are both on New York's practice squad and look set to compete for a starting opportunity Sunday versus the Chargers.
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Giants' Graham Gano: Makes lone FGA
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Gano (groin) made his only field-goal attempt in Sunday's 22-9 loss to the Chiefs.
Gano was sidelined with a groin injury for the majority of the team's contest on Sunday, but he was able to tough it out for one kick in the fourth quarter. The kicker connected on a 25-yard field goal, narrowing the deficit to 16-9 with 10:12 left in the game. It's unclear what Gano's status moving forward is, but through three weeks, the kicker has gone 6-for-6 on field-goal tries and 4-for-4 on PATs.
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Giants' Graham Gano: Leaves field during anthem
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Gano has a groin injury and is questionable to return to Sunday's game against the Chiefs, Dan Duggan of The Athletic reports.
The kicker had to be helped off by a trainer before the game even started, per Duggan. Gano has made all five of his field-goal tries and all four of his extra-point attempts in 2025 so far. New York does not have another kicker on the active roster, though Jamie Gillan is the punter and could perhaps step in.
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Giants' Graham Gano: Connects on three FGAs in loss
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Gano went 3-for-3 on field-goal attempts and made three PATs in Sunday's 40-37 overtime loss to the Cowboys.
Gano finished off the Giants' opening drive of the game with a 38-yard field goal, before later adding another 33-yard make in the first quarter. The kicker would later add another 33-yard field goal in the third quarter. Gano has now made all five of his field-goal tries, and three PATs over the first two games of the season.
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Giants' Graham Gano: Makes pair of FGs in loss
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Gano went 2-for-2 on his field-goal attempts in Sunday's 21-6 loss to the Commanders.
Gano accounted for all of the Giants' points, making 21- and 55-yard field goals. The veteran kicker is in his sixth season with the G-Men, though he missed 16 of 34 regular-season games to injuries over the previous two campaigns. Gano made nine of his 11 field-goal attempts last season and all 15 of his extra points across 10 contests.
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Giants' Graham Gano: Shows no rust in preseason opener
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Gano converted all three of his field-goal attempts -- each of which came from 50-plus yards -- and his lone extra-point try during Saturday's 34-25 preseason win against the Bills.
Gano opened the scoring with a 53-yard field goal midway through the first quarter. He added two more long field goals (one from 50 yards and the other from 51) in the second period. Gano missed seven games due to injury last year and finished with only nine made field goals across 10 contests, but he did make both of his tries from 50-plus yards. Given his performance Saturday, the 38-year-old still has plenty of juice left in his leg, and he could see more frequent field-goal opportunities this year for what projects to be an improved Giants offense.
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Giants' Graham Gano: Favored to keep kicker gig
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Gano remains a favorite for the kicking job in New York, Dan Duggan of The Athletic reports.
The only other kicker on the camp roster is Jude McAtamney, who played for Rutgers in 2022 and joined the Giants in 2024 through the International Player Pathway Program. McAtamney played one game for the Giants last season and made both of his kicks, while Gano went 9-for-11 on field-goal attempts and 15-for-15 on PATs across 10 games. Gano was one of the most accurate kickers in the league from 2017 to 2022, but he's now 38 years old, with 16 missed games over the past two seasons.
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Giants' Graham Gano: Plays in 10 games in 2024
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Gano finished the regular season having gone 9-for-11 on field-goal attempts and 15-for-15 on extra-point tries over 10 contests.
For the second consecutive season, Gano missed a significant chunk of time, in this case due to a hamstring injury he suffered in Week 9. When he was healthy enough to play, the veteran placekicker was pretty accurate -- of his two field-goal misses, one was was blocked, and he converted both of his attempts from 50-plus yards -- though New York's tepid offense limited his opportunities. Gano should resume kicking duties for the Giants next season, when he'll be in the second year of the three-year contract extension he signed last September.
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Giants' Graham Gano: Buoyed by team's offensive outburst
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Gano made his only field-goal try and converted all six of his extra-point attempts in Sunday's 45-33 Week 17 win against Indianapolis.
Gano came into Sunday with no field-goal attempts and just three extra-point tries over his past two games as the kicker for a struggling New York offense. The Giants turned around that script against the Colts, surpassing both the 30-point and 40-point mark as a team for the first time this season. Though Gano got only one field-goal try -- a 30-yarder that he converted with just over two minutes remaining in the game -- he boosted his scoring total with a successful extra point after each of the team's six touchdowns. Given the state of the Giants offense throughout the campaign, it would be unreasonable to expect a repeat offensive explosion Week 18 against Philadelphia.
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Giants' Graham Gano: Held back by offense again Week 16
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Gano didn't attempt a field goal and made his only extra-point try in Sunday's 34-7 loss to the Falcons.
Gano was successful on the extra-point attempt following a Tyrone Tracy receiving touchdown in the second quarter, but that was the only scoring chance he got in the game, as Atlanta subsequently reeled off 34 straight points. The veteran kicker hasn't had a field-goal opportunity in either of the Giants' past two games, and his prospects over the final two contests of the regular season aren't bright given the poor state of the team's offense. New York is averaging just 11.8 points over its past five games.
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Giants' Graham Gano: No field-goal tries Week 15
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Gano made both of his extra-point attempts and didn't try a field goal against the Ravens in a 35-14 Week 15 loss.
Gano converted when called upon, but that included only a pair of point-after attempts. The veteran kicker hasn't had more than two field-goal tries in any of his seven contests this season and has struggled to compile scoring for a Giants offense that ranks last in the league in putting up just 14.9 points per game. Though New York's Week 16 opponent -- Atlanta -- isn't among the NFL's top defenses, the overall state of the Giants' offense doesn't provide confidence that Gano will get many more opportunities next Sunday.
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Giants' Graham Gano: Has clutch field-goal try blocked
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Gano went 1-of-2 on field-goal attempts and didn't try an extra point in a 14-11 loss to New Orleans on Sunday.
Gano put the Giants on the board with a 43-yard field goal in the second quarter, but he wasn't asked to attempt the extra point when New York scored its lone touchdown late in the fourth, as the team elected to try for a two-point conversion (which they succeeded on). The veteran kicker got the opportunity to tie the game with 11 seconds remaining in regulation with a 35-yard field-goal attempt, but the Saints blocked the kick, resulting in the Giants' eighth consecutive loss. The blocked kick can't be pinned on Gano -- Saints defender Bryan Bresee leaped over New York's offensive line to get his hand on the ball -- but it meant that Gano has made less than two field goals in four of the six contests he's suited up for this season. With the Giants' offense struggling to put up points, Gano isn't an appealing fantasy target in all but the deepest of leagues.
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Giants' Graham Gano: Makes one of two FG tries in return
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Gano went 1-for-2 on field-goal attempts and converted both of his extra-point tries in Sunday's Week 10 loss to Carolina in Germany.
Gano returned to action for the first time since suffering a hamstring injury in Week 2. The veteran kicker's first chance at putting up points went awry, as he drove a 43-yard field-goal try wide right in the second quarter. Gano managed to bounce back from there, converting both of his extra-point attempts before drilling a clutch 42-yard field goal in the final 10 seconds of the fourth period to send the game into overtime. Despite his early miss Sunday, Gano seems to be recovered from the hamstring issue, and he'll almost certainly be the Giants' placekicker against Tampa Bay in Week 12 following New York's Week 11 bye.
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Giants' Graham Gano: Cleared to play Sunday
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Gano (hamstring) is active for Sunday's game against the Panthers in Munich, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.
Gano had been listed as questionable heading into Sunday, but the Giants' decision to activate him from injured reserve Saturday while not elevating Jude McAtamney from the practice squad hinted that Gano was on track to be available in Germany. Before injuring his hamstring on the opening kickoff of a Week 2 loss to the Commanders and landing on IR, Gano converted both of his field-goal tries -- including one from 50 yards -- in New York's Week 1 loss to Minnesota.
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Giants' Graham Gano: Set to return Week 10
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The Giants activated Gano (hamstring) from injured reserve Saturday, and while he remains listed as questionable, he's slated to play Sunday versus Carolina, Art Stapleton of The Bergen Record reports.
Gano was designated to return from IR on Wednesday and logged a limited practice that day. The veteran kicker was limited again both Thursday and Friday, but the Giants saw enough from Gano to clear him for his first game action since Week 2, when he injured his hamstring on the team's opening kickoff in a loss to Washington. Greg Joseph (abdomen) had stepped in as the Giants' kicker before landing on IR, resulting in Jude McAtamney getting elevated from the practice squad in Week 9 to handle kicking duties.
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Giants' Graham Gano: Returns to limited practice
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Gano (hamstring) was a limited participant in practice Wednesday, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.
Gano missed the past seven games with a hamstring strain but could be available to play as soon as this Sunday against the Panthers in Munich after the Giants designated him for return from injured reserve earlier Wednesday. The Giants initially turned to Greg Joseph to replace Gano, only for Joseph to land on IR last week with an abdominal injury. The Giants elevated Jude McAtamney from the practice squad to handle kicking duties in last week's loss to Washington, and he'll likely be elevated again in Week 10 in the event Gano isn't ready to play in Germany.
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Giants' Graham Gano: Set to practice Wednesday
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The Giants designated Gano (hamstring) for return from injured reserve Wednesday.
Gano has been cleared to resume practicing with the Giants for the first time since Week 2 after missing the team's last seven games with a right hamstring strain. Jude McAtamney was elevated from the practice squad ahead of last week's loss to Washington to handle kicking duties, but with no other kicker on the 53-man roster at the moment, the expectation is that Gano will be ready to play this Sunday against the Panthers in Munich if he experiences no setbacks in practice.
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Giants' Graham Gano: Could be nearing return
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Gano (hamstring) appears to be close to returning from injured reserve, Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com reports.
The report is somewhat vague, as Raanan doesn't specifically note if Gano will be ready to resume practicing next week. Gano was placed on injured reserve Sept. 17 with a right hamstring strain, and the Giants have yet to open his 21-day evaluation window even though he'll be missing his seventh straight game Sunday against the Commanders. Greg Joseph had been serving as Gano's replacement, but after Joseph landed on injured reserve Saturday with an abdominal injury, the Giants signed Jude McAtamney off their practice squad to handle Week 9 kicking duties. Unless Gano starts practicing during the upcoming week, McAtamney could remain the Giants' kicker for their Nov. 10 matchup with the Panthers as well.
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Giants' Graham Gano: Won't return Week 7
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Giants head coach Brian Daboll said Wednesday that Gano (hamstring) won't be activated from injured reserve ahead of Sunday's game against the Eagles, Dan Duggan of The Athletic reports.
Gano has missed the required four games, but the veteran placekicker has not yet made enough progress in his recovery from his right hamstring injury to resume practicing. Greg Joseph should once again serve as the Giants' kicker Sunday, despite the fact that he missed both his field-goal tries during New York's loss to the Bengals in Week 6.
