The New York Giants on Thursday hosted rookie placekicker Ben Sauls for a tryout, likely as insurance with a new injury to 38-year-old Graham Gano clouding their kicking situation.
Sauls, who kicked collegiately at Pitt, was signed after the 2025 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was cut at the end of the preseason and signed to the Atlanta Falcons practice squad in September. Sauls was cut by Atlanta earlier this week.
If Gano, who said Thursday that he has a herniated disc in his neck, cannot kick on Sunday against the Chicago Bears former Falcons kicker Younghoe Koo will fill that role. Koo has been on the Giants practice squad since Gano suffered a Week 3 groin injury that landed him on injured reserve for a month.
Jude McAtamney took over for Gano, but the second-year placekicker struggles. He missed three extra points in a two-week span before Gano returned in Week 7. McAtamney is now back on the Giants practice squad.
Sauls made 52 of 64 field goals (81.3%) and 122 of 124 extra points (98.4%). He made six of seven field-goal attempts from beyond 50 yards in 2024.
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