The Giants signed a second kicker in two days Friday with adding to their active roster from the Tennessee Titans’ practice squad. “I was golfing on an off-day and got a call on hole nine,” York, 22, said two days before his likely Giants debut against the Raiders (3-5) in Las Vegas. York was wearing No.
99 at practice. , who was signed to the practice squad Thursday, was wearing No. 46.
And it all added up to a scramble to fill the shoes of Gano, who unfortunately couldn’t push through the swelling and instability in his plant leg. “A few weeks ago, when we looked into my knee, my biggest thing was that I [didn’t] want it to get worse,” Gano said. “As long as I could manage the pain [and] the swelling and be successful, I was going to try and give it a go … It just got to a point where the swelling was too great, the stability in my knee was not great at all, and that’s the biggest thing for kicking a field goal.
“It got to a point [where] I was just hurting the team,” he added. “I signed a three-year extension, and my goal is to get back as soon as I can, but also be great for the next three years. That’s my biggest focus, try to help the team win games and be a great leader in the locker room.
” Gano, 36, said he was presented with several options for surgeries, and he chose the one that will get him back on the field the fastest and back to his top form. But Brian Daboll, asked if Gano was done for the season, said: “Yeah, he’ll have surgery upcoming here, so he’ll go on [injured reserve]. ” It seems likely York will kick for the Giants on Sunday, considering they committed three weeks on the active roster to him by signing him away from the Titans.
But that’s interesting considering what CBS analyst and former kicker Jay Feely said about York’s game Friday. “I told the Titans last week I thought it was an excellent signing having York on their practice squad,” “Extremely talented but He was working through things. Not sure he’s ready for NY yet.
” York was a Cleveland Browns fourth-round pick out of LSU in 2022, but they cut him this summer after he made 75% (24-of-32) of his field goals as a rookie and only 50% (4-of-8) of his field goals this past preseason. Bullock, 33, made 17 of 20 field goals with the Titans last season and landed on the practice squad after a Thursday free agent workout with the Giants. It’s been quite a juggling act to address a critical position for a team that recently has been playing a lot of close games.
At least they’re not sending Gano back out there in critical spots when they know he’ll eventually require surgery, however, like Daboll did for a fourth-quarter miss in last Left tackle Andrew Thomas (hamstring) and right tackle Evan Neal (ankle) are both listed as questionable for Sunday’s game, but both players took team reps at practice so there is a chance they both play. It feels like Neal will play. Thomas expressed optimism, although it depends on how his body recovers leading up to gametime.
“We’ll see,” Thomas said. “This is the most I’ve done. If I respond well, I have a good chance.
We’ll see how I’m feeling [Saturday], but I’ve been doing more and responding well. ” Three Giants players were ruled out for Sunday’s game on Friday: Gano, quarterback Tyrod Taylor (ribs) and tight end . Running back Jashaun Corbin (hamstring) was added late as questionable alongside Thomas and Neal.
Kayvon Thibodeaux (back) remained limited at practice but will play. Saquon Barkley (ankle) was upgraded to full and came off the injury report, even after admitting on Thursday that he’ll be managing the injury the rest of the season. “I mean, it’s a high ankle sprain,” he said.
“It’s no concern. It’s not going to just go away. It’s something that’s going to linger throughout the whole season.
You’ve just got to do a good job of managing it, taking care of it … It’s not really a concern in my mind. ” Wide receiver Parris Campbell may get worked back into the Giants’ offense this week with Waller out and Daniel Jones back in the lineup looking to jumpstart the passing game. The last time Campbell played at Allegiant Stadium last November, he caught a game-winning, 35-yard touchdown pass from Matt Ryan in the fourth quarter to lift the Indianapolis Colts over the Raiders … Tight end Lawrence Cager should get called up from the practice squad with Waller out.
Cager showed promise as a receiver last season. But he has been buried on the depth chart, and the team even released him after the Buffalo Bills game, when he was on the field as a blocker on Barkley’s failed goal line run just before halftime. He’ll add another weapon for Jones … If Corbin can’t play, that would leave Barkley and Matt Breida as the only running backs available for the game — unless they called up Deon Jackson from the practice squad.
The problem is they probably need Cager and an outside linebacker, either Tomon Fox or Justin Hollins … Recent practice squad signing Stantley Thomas-Oliver also seems like he was signed to play gunner for this team on punt coverages, but the team can only elevate two players from the practice squad per week. Could more roster moves be on the horizon to tweak the active roster? … Punt returner Gunner Olszewski, by the way, signed to the active roster … Tight end Chris Myarick (injured reserve, hand) was seen in the building this week for the first time in a while. Hopefully that’s a sign he’s making progress … It sounds like the Giants are targeting next week’s game in Dallas for edge rusher Azeez Ojulari (ankle) to hopefully return from injured reserve.
He just has to stay on track. He has so far … Linebacker Micah McFadden (Indiana), corner Deonte Banks (Maryland) and safety Dane Belton (Iowa) all know Raiders rookie QB Aidan O’Connell (Purdue) well from their Big 10 clashes in college. Their teams went a combined 1-4 against the O’Connell-led Boilermakers.
It sounds like O’Connell is a solid QB who can make steady, accurate throws but has a tendency to hold the ball too long at times. That trait will get any QB in trouble against Wink Martindale’s pressure-heavy defense. .
From: nydailynews
URL: https://www.nydailynews.com/2023/11/03/giants-add-kicker-cade-york-titans-browns/
