The veteran may be compromised in the game.
Who is the Giants kicker? Graham Gano aggravates groin injury before 'SNF' vs. Chiefs originally appeared on The Sporting News
The New York Giants are facing a crucial game on "Sunday Night Football" against the Kansas City Chiefs, but a late injury could play a role in the result.
Giants kicker Graham Gano was a late addition to the injury report, appearing to aggravate an injury during warmups, but it was too late for New York to add another kicker to the roster. Therefore, the Giants went forward with Gano active in the game.
As a result, Giants head coach Brian Daboll may have to coach knowing his kicker is compromised. As Week 3 has shown thus far, special teams could be the difference between a win and a loss.
Here's the latest on the Giants kicker situation.
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Who is the Giants kicker?
Normally, veteran Graham Gano serves as the Giants placekicker, as he has done since the 2020 season. However, before "Sunday Night Football" against the Chiefs, Gano aggravated a groin injury in warmups, forcing New York to list him as questionable for the game.
K Graham Gano is now questionable with a groin injury. Something to keep an eye on for sure.
— Jordan Raanan (@JordanRaanan) September 22, 2025
We saw how that played out last year in Washington. #Giants
If Gano can't kick in the game, then punter Jamie Gillan will be forced into action. in his career, Gillan is 1-2 on field goal attempts, as he made a 40-yard field goal and missed an attempt from over 50 yards in 2023.
A similar situation occurred last year when the Giants lost to the Washington Commanders in Week 2, 21-18. In that game, Gano got injured on the opening kickoff, altering the Giants' plans for the game.
Washington beat New York despite failing to score a touchdown, as the Commanders produced seven field goals while the Giants had three touchdowns. However, since New York didn't have it's kicker, they never attempted a field goal and went for the two-point conversion on all three field goals.
Gillan, who was the punter last year as well, didn't attempt a kick in that game.
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