Brian Daboll mentioned Graham Gano would be the Giants‘ kicker Sunday in Philadelphia if he’s wholesome and able to play.
“If Graham’s ready to go, Graham will be the kicker,” Daboll mentioned Wednesday earlier than apply.
Joe Schoen and Daboll launched kicker Jude McAtamney after his missed two additional factors in Sunday’s 33-32 choke job in Denver. Then they opened Gano’s 21-day window to be activated from injured reserve, the place he has been since Week 3 with a groin damage.
Gano, 38, and apply squad kicker Younghoe Koo at the moment are the one two kickers on the roster.
It might make sense for Schoen and Daboll to activate Koo, 31, for the sport anyway even when Gano clothes because the starter, contemplating how gameday Gano accidents have impacted the Giants up to now.
However Daboll didn’t sound too eager about having two kickers on his gameday roster.
“I’d say let’s see how he does these next couple of days here,” Daboll mentioned. “But he’s a kicker, he’s been working, we’re bringing him up for a reason. Hopefully he’s progressing in the right direction. He is progressing in the right direction. So we’ll see in a couple days here how it goes and then make a decision [about] what we need to do.”
Gano was unavailable for many of the Giants’ Week 3 loss to Kansas Metropolis after getting harm in warmups. That was the third time in three seasons {that a} kicker damage had performed in Daboll’s Giants.
In Week 2 of final season at Washington, Gano aggravated an damage on the sport’s opening kickoff. Punter Jamie Gillan missed an additional level after the Giants’ first landing. Daboll unsuccessfully went for 2 after the Giants’ second and third TDs. And the Giants misplaced, 21-18.
And in Week 8 of the 2023 season in opposition to the Jets, Daboll despatched out an injured Gano to overlook a 35-yard area objective late within the fourth quarter. And the Giants misplaced in extra time, 13-10.
The Giants signed Koo to their apply squad on Sept. 23 after a exercise however didn’t elevate him with Gano sidelined.
Coincidentally, the opposite kicker the Giants labored out alongside Koo, Lucas Havrisik, signed with the Inexperienced Bay Packers and hit a franchise document 61-yard area objective — plus one other area objective and three additional factors — in Sunday’s 27-23 win over the Arizona Cardinals.
So it goes with the Giants, who could also be leaving the door open to being compromised once more by a kicker snafu on Sunday in Philly.
BURNS, STARTING DBS SIT OUT
Beginning edge rusher Brian Burns (proper foot), beginning security Jevon Holland (knee), beginning nook Paulson Adebo (knee) and backup defensive lineman Chauncey Golston (neck) all sat out apply on Wednesday. Daboll declined to talk on their statuses for Sunday’s recreation in Philadelphia.
Burns is tied for the NFL lead with 9 sacks. The following closest Big is Kayvon Thibodeaux with 2.5 sacks this season. Holland and Adebo additionally could be key absences, as they had been late in Sunday’s loss to the Broncos.
Nook Deonte Banks was on the sphere for all 33 Broncos factors scored within the fourth quarter, and he could be in line for extra taking part in time in opposition to Philly until the Giants give backup Artwork Inexperienced a shot.
