The last thing the New York Giants need to do with mandatory roster cuts from 85 to 80 due by 4 p.m. Tuesday is to add a player at a position where they already have a fully capable body on the roster.
Such is the dilemma they’re facing at kicker, where they have Graham Gano on the roster.
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But what makes this circumstance different is that Gano suffered a concussion in Sunday’s preseason loss to the Bengals, and since he’s in the league protocol,
Fortunately for the Giants, they could turn to punter Jamie Gillan to handle the place-kicking after Gano was injured while trying to make a tackle on a Bengals kickoff return.
Gillan handled four second-half kickoffs and scored four points, including a 31-yard field goal.
“I’m just here to hold and punt,” Gillan said Monday. “If they need any more field goals from me again, I’ll be there waiting.”