what happened to the giants kicker

The Giants kicker, Graham Gano, suffered a groin injury during the pregame warmups for their Week 3 game against the Kansas City Chiefs on September 21, 2025. Due to this injury, Gano was questionable to play and initially was limited in his participation. The Giants had no backup kicker active for the game, so punter Jamie Gillan had to step in for kicking duties. Gillan had a blocked extra point attempt, which hurt the team during the game. Despite his injury, Gano returned in the fourth quarter and made a 25-yard field goal to narrow the score, but he visibly appeared to be in a lot of pain. After the game, Gano confirmed he was in significant discomfort but wanted to contribute to avoid putting the team in a tougher situation. This situation of Gano getting injured is not new; last year, he had a similar issue that forced him out early in a game. The injury to Gano has created a kicking crisis for the Giants, who do not have another kicker on the active roster and have had to rely on emergency kicking attempts from non-kickers like their punter.