"EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- A turbulent season for New York Giants kicker Graham Gano has him on injured reserve for the second time this season. The Giants placed Gano on injured reserve Wednesday with a neck injury. He was also on IR earlier this season with a groin injury. This injury could very well spell the end of his six-year run in New York."
"Gano, 38, revealed late last week that he was dealing with a herniated disc that was pressing up his spinal cord. He felt discomfort before the Giants' loss to the San Francisco 49ers, when he missed a 45-yard field goal. Gano was still hoping to be able to kick in this past Sunday's game against the Chicago Bears but was ultimately ruled out because of the neck injury. Younghoe Koo handled the kicking for the Giants (2-8) in that contest and made both of his field goal attempts (32 and 19 yards) and his only extra point."
"Gano's health has become a frequent topic with the Giants over the past three years, during which he has played in just 23 games. It was a knee injury that cut short his 2023 campaign. He went into a Week 2 contest last year with a groin injury before injuring his hamstring on the opening kickoff and missing six games. Gano then was injured in pregame warmups before a Week 3 matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs this season. That landed him on injured reserve for four games. He lasted just two games before this latest setback with the neck."
The New York Giants placed veteran kicker Graham Gano on injured reserve with a neck injury, marking his second IR stint this season and threatening his six-year run in New York. Gano, 38, revealed a herniated disc pressing on his spinal cord and experienced discomfort before missing a 45-yard field goal against the 49ers. He was ruled out of the recent game versus the Bears, where practice-squad kicker Younghoe Koo made both field-goal attempts and the extra point and is expected to take over kicking duties. Rookie Ben Sauls was added to the practice squad. Gano has played just 23 games over three years due to multiple injuries including knee, groin and hamstring issues.
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