The New York Giants will go with second-year placekicker Jude McAtamney rather than eight-year veteran Younghoe Koo on Sunday against the Los Angeles Chargers.
The Giants on Saturday placed kicked Graham Gano on Injured Reserve due to the groin injury he suffered last week against the Kansas City Chiefs. Gano will have to miss a minimum of four games.
McAtamney, a former Rutgers kicker who has been on the Giants’ practice squad with an International Exemption the past two seasons, kicked in one game for the Giants last year. He was 1 of 1 on both field-goal and extra-point attempts. He was elevated from the practice squad to kick Sunday
Koo, 31, has kicked in 93 regular-season games. He was signed to the Giants’ practice squad this week after being released by the Atlanta Falcons.
Full roster moves
Here are all the moves the Giants made Saturday:
Placed on Injured Reserve:
PK Graham Gano
Signed to 53-man roster:
OLB Tomon Fox
DL Elijah Garcia
In placing Gano on IR, the Giants had two open roster spots. Garcia had already been elevated from the practice squad the maximum three times. With defensive tackle Rakeem Nunez-Roches likely to miss another game with a foot injury, adding Garcia to the roster made sense.
Elevated from practice squad:
LB Neville Hewitt
K Jude McAtamney
This is the second elevation is as many weeks for Hewitt, a veteran special teamer and reserve linebacker.
Interestingly, the Giants did not elevate running back Dante Miller for the game or sign him to the active roster. They will have only Cam Skattebo and Devin Singletary available as running backs. Tyrone Tracy Jr. (separated shoulder) is not being placed on IR, a sign the Giants think he can return prior to the four-week window.
Not elevating Miller, though, is clearly a risk.
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