Have the Giants solved their kicker problem?
The Giants signed 30-year-old kicker Greg Joseph after the kicking debacle we all unfortunately witnessed in Week 2; Joseph’s agent, Brett Tessler, confirmed this:
The New York Giants are signing my client Greg Joseph to their active roster from the Detroit Lions p-squad. 7-yr vet kicked for the Vikings the past 3 seasons and holds NFL record for game-winners in a season (5), Vikings record for longest FG (61 yds), & led NFL in TB% in ’21.
— Brett Tessler (@TesslerSports) September 17, 2024
Joseph was signed off Detroit’s practice squad. He entered the NFL in 2018 out of Florida Atlantic as an undrafted free agent. He made 17 of 20 kicks for the Cleveland Browns during his rookie season while missing four extra points (25 of 29).
Cleveland replaced him after the 2018 season and bounced around the league until he became the Minnesota Vikings’ kicker for three seasons in 2021. He has a career of 82.6% field goal percentage with season-longs of 61, 55, and 54 yards. Joseph is 16 of 28 from 50 yards or more and 22 of 30 from 40-49 yards.
It wasn’t quite the Austin Seibert experience, but Joseph propelled the Vikings to victory by converting all five field goal attempts, including a 47-yard game-winner in London versus the Saints in 2022. Joseph foot concluded the largest comeback in NFL history against the Indianapolis Colts in 2022. The following week, he booted the game-winning field goal against the Giants in Week 16; that was a franchise record 61 yards.
Minnesota replaced him after the 2023 season. He spent part of training camp with the Green Bay Packers and the Detroit Lions and is now a New York Giant. Here is the list of kickers the Giants worked out after this week’s loss:
#Giants kicker workouts today with Graham Gano expected to miss time pic.twitter.com/WxcK52dhSK
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) September 16, 2024
The Giants also have 24-year-old international player exemption Jude McAtamney on their practice squad.
