New York Giants Training Camp Special Teams 2024
The 2024 NFL season is approaching, and Giants fans are building excitement. Training camp will kicked off on July 24th for the veteran players. Let’s take a look at the Giants’ special teams group as the team heads into training camp & preseason.
Graham Gano
Veteran kicker Graham Gano missed the second half of the 2023 season due to a left knee injury that required surgery. The 37-year-old’s injury was to his plant leg, not his kicking leg.
Since joining the Giants in 2020, Gano had been making over 90 percent of his field goal attempts, but last year he went just 11-of-17.
Gano seems ready for training camp, though the Giants have brought in additional kickers as a precaution.
Jude McAtamney
Rookie kicker Jude McAtamney, who has an international roster exemption due to his Irish roots, is aiming to help ease the kicking load for the recovering Graham Gano.
In 2022, McAtamney made 23 of 24 extra points and 12 of 18 field goals for the Scarlet Knights. He was primarily used as a kickoff specialist by Rutgers in 2023, aside from one missed attempt.
Given his international status, the Giants received an exemption for McAtamney, making it likely he’ll spend this season on the practice squad, honing his skills.
Jamie Gillan
Jamie Gillan had his best season yet in 2023, and the left-footed “Scottish Hammer” is looking to build on that success.
Gillan averaged 46.0 yards per punt last season, including a career-long 74-yard punt. He also posted a career-best 42.2 net yards per punt. Only 4.2% of his 95 punts resulted in touchbacks, a career-low, and 36.8% of his punts were downed inside the opponents’ 20-yard line, his best mark since his rookie season.
Casey Kreiter
Kreiter wrapped up his fourth season with the Giants in 2023, following four seasons with the Denver Broncos. The most notable aspect of Kreiter’s performance—and the greatest compliment to his work—is that he has remained virtually unnoticed during his time with the Giants.
There’s every reason to expect he’ll keep performing his duties with the same quiet efficiency.
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