Graham Gano’s season, and his tenure with the New York Giants, might be over.
The Giants on Wednesday placed the 38-year-old Gano on injured reserve with a herniated disc in his neck. That is the second
time this season and the fourth time in three years that Gano has been placed on IR.
Gano missed four games earlier this season after suffering a groin injury right before opening kickoff of the Giants’ Week 3 game against the Kansas City Chiefs. He returned to play in two games, but revealed after missing a 45-yard field goal in Week 9 against the San Francisco 49ers that he had a neck injury.
Younghoe Koo was elevated from the practice squad to kick last week. The Giants did not announce a corresponding transaction. Koo does have two more practice squad elevations, but the Giants could simply add Koo to the 53-man roster.
Gano made nine of 10 field goals this season, including a 55-yarder, and all nine of his extra points.
In six seasons with the Giants, the 17-year NFL veteran has made 118 of 135 field goal attempts (87.4%) and 102 of 106 extra-point attempts 96.2%).
Gano is the all-time franchise leader in 50+ yard field goals (26), most 50+ yard field goals in a season (8, 2022), most consecutive field goals made (37 in 2020 and 2021) and is tied with Aldrick Rosas for the longest field in franchise history at 57 yards. Gano has done that twice, Rosas once.
