EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants shall be with out kicker Graham Gano for a minimum of “a couple of weeks” due to a hamstring harm, in accordance with coach Brian Daboll.
Gano, who already was coping with a groin harm heading into Sunday’s 21-18 loss to the Washington Commanders, then injured his hamstring making an attempt to chase down the returner on the opening kickoff, leaving the Giants with no kicker for the rest of the sport.
Each accidents had been to Gano’s kicking leg.
“He has a hamstring, so we’ll see the place he is at and I might assume it should be a couple of weeks right here,” Daboll mentioned Monday.
New York plans to carry a kicker exercise this week with the intention on including a veteran to the roster. The Giants at present have rookie Jude McAtamney, an undrafted free agent out of Rutgers, on the observe squad with a global pathway roster exemption.
“He is achieved an excellent job. He has a really proficient leg,” Gano mentioned. “I believe he’ll play. He has the power to try this sooner or later. … He is been doing an excellent job. He is been working actually exhausting and he has a shiny future for positive.”
Gano, 37, may find yourself on injured reserve. He initially popped up on the harm report Saturday with the groin drawback. He had hassle transferring and bending after the sport due to the hamstring harm.
Daboll took criticism after the last-second loss for not having a contingency plan in place for Gano, who was clearly affected previous to the sport. Gano admitted the groin was bothering him earlier than the sport and appeared uncomfortable at occasions throughout warmups. Gano even went inside at one level to get his groin wrapped.
Not having a kicker for all however one play within the contest proved expensive for the Giants. Punter Jamie Gillan missed an additional level try after their first landing, and Daboll opted towards kicking for the rest of the competition.
New York bypassed a 39-yard area aim try with simply over two minutes remaining in a tie recreation.
Daboll chalked the way in which the state of affairs unfolded to dangerous luck and didn’t hyperlink Gano’s two accidents.
“He did not harm his groin,” Daboll mentioned. “He harm his hamstring.”
It is the second straight 12 months the Giants have been on this state of affairs. Gano tried to play via an harm final 12 months and missed a pair of makeable kicks in an additional time loss to the New York Jets. He ultimately wanted surgical procedure and missed the ultimate 9 video games of the season.
Gano returned and appeared high-quality this summer time. He made his first two area objectives this season, with one being from 50 yards.
