Giants' Graham Gano: Goes 1-for-2 on FG tries in Week 9
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Gano made one of two field-goal attempts and converted all three of his extra-point tries Sunday in a loss to San Francisco.
Gano was wide left on a 45-yard try just before halftime to conclude an ugly first half for the Giants. He did manage to convert a chip-shot 22-yarder midway through the third quarter and made all three of his extra-point attempts. The field-goal miss was Gano's first of the campaign -- he had been 8-for-8 coming into Sunday, though he's missed four contests due to a groin injury.
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Giants' Graham Gano: Makes all four kicks in return
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Gano connected on both of his field-goal attempts and both of his extra-point tries during the Giants' 38-20 loss to the Eagles on Sunday.
Gano was activated from injured reserve Saturday and cleared to return from a four-game absence due to a groin injury he sustained during pregame warmups in Week 3 against the Chiefs. He connected on a 47-yard field goal late in the second quarter before nailing a 34-yard try late in the third frame. Gano has made all eight of his field-goal attempts and all six extra-point tries across four regular-season games.
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Giants' Graham Gano: Returning to action
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Gano (groin) is active for Sunday's game against the Eagles, Evan Barnes of Newsday reports.
As expected, Gano will return to action in Week 8, marking his first appearance since suffering a groin injury during pregame warmups ahead of Week 3 against the Chiefs. The veteran kicker was a perfect 9-for-9 during the first two weeks of the season, including 5-for-5 on field-goal attempts. However, only one of those makes was from beyond 40 yards.
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Giants' Graham Gano: Activated from IR
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The Giants activated Gano (groin) from injured reserve Saturday, Dan Salomone of the team's official site reports.
Gano is still listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Eagles, but his activation from IR -- coupled with the Giants not elevating Younghoe Koo from the practice squad -- indicates that he will play Week 8. Gano missed the Giants' last five games after sustaining a groin injury during pregame warmups in Week 3 against the Chiefs. He went 5-for-5 on field-goal attempts and 4-for-4 on extra-point tries in the two regular-season games prior to his injury.
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Giants' Graham Gano: Questionable but expects to play
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Gano (groin) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Eagles, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.
Gano remains on injured reserve, but he's expected to be activated prior to Sunday's game after practicing without limitations all week. Per Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com, Gano told reporters Friday that he expects to play Sunday. The Giants have Jude McAtamney and Younghoe Koo on the practice squad.
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Giants' Graham Gano: Logs another full practice
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Gano (groin) was a full participant in Thursday's practice, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.
Though Gano remains on injured reserve for the time being, all signs point to the Giants activating him this weekend in advance of Sunday's game in Philadelphia. After the Giants cut fill-in kicker Jude McAtamney on Tuesday before re-signing him to the practice squad two days later, Gano has kicked off Week 8 prep with a pair of full practices. Per Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com, special teams coordinator Michael Ghobrial said that Gano did a "nice job kicking" in Wednesday's session, but the 38-year-old will still need to steer clear of any setbacks with his groin during Friday's practice before getting the green light to play Sunday.
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Giants' Graham Gano: Trending toward Week 8 return
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Gano (groin) was a full practice participant Wednesday, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.
Gano hasn't played since injuring his groin in a Week 3 loss to the Chiefs and has missed the last four games on injured reserve, but he appears to be trending toward a return. The Giants waived Jude McAtamney -- who handled kicking duties each of the last four games -- on Tuesday, another indication that Gano has a good chance at returning to action Sunday against the Eagles.
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Giants' Graham Gano: Returns to practice
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The Giants stated Wednesday that Gano (groin) has been designated for return from IR and is slated to practice, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.
Gano has missed four consecutive games due to a lingering groin injury. The transaction kicks off a 21-day window wherein he can practice without counting against the 53-man roster limit. He can be fully activated from IR at any point in that span, making Gano potentially eligible to retake the field as early as Sunday versus the Eagles. Jude McAtamney has filled in as New York's top placekicker with Gano sidelined, and across four regular-season appearances has completed both of his field-goal tries but missed three of his 12 extra-point attempts.
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Giants' Graham Gano: Moving closer to return
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Gano (groin) was scheduled to do some kicking Tuesday and could be activated from injured reserve ahead of Sunday's game in Philadelphia, Paul Schwartz of the New York Post reports.
The Giants haven't yet opened Gano's 21-day practice window, but since he's already missed four games, the team could clear him to practice at any time. Jude McAtamney had served as the Giants' kicker during that time, but after missing two extra-point attempts in Sunday's 33-32 loss to the Broncos, he was cut loose Tuesday. While Gano will step back in as the team's kicker whenever he's deemed fully healthy, Younghoe Koo could be elevated from the practice squad to handle kicking duties in Week 8 if Gano isn't ready.
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Giants' Graham Gano: Moves to injured reserve
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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: 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: 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: 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: 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.
