New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll got here underneath severe warmth earlier this season when he let kicker Graham Gano play in a sport with an already injured hamstring.
That call resulted in Gano being positioned on injured reserve (IR) after aggravating the harm and showing in simply two video games this season.
Gano didn’t have a backup, so his loss after the opening kickoff left the Giants scrambling for a kicker.
Seeking to keep away from that very same destiny with punter Jamie Gillan, who’s questionable for Sunday’s sport towards the Cincinnati Bengals with a hamstring harm, the Giants are signing veteran punter Matthew Haack after understanding a number of punters on Friday.
With Giants punter Jamie Gillan listed as questionable for Sunday night time’s sport vs. the Bengals as a result of a hamstring harm, the crew is signing veteran punter Matt Haack, per supply.
Haack gained the work out Friday with 5 punters and now’s anticipated to punt in his one hundredth NFL sport. pic.twitter.com/bu0YqCJo8c
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 12, 2024
For the primary six seasons of his profession, Haack didn’t miss a sport for whichever crew he signed with. In 2023, he solely performed in a single sport for the Cleveland Browns and didn’t play wherever else.
Over his seven-year profession, Haack has punted 432 occasions. His longest punt was 70 yards, and his common is 44.5 yards.
Gillan is a greater punter than Haack, and the Giants have come to depend on him, so if he can go on Sunday then he’ll. However Daboll discovered from his mistake with Gano and is getting a backup plan in place for the Giants’ primetime outing this week.
