New York Giants Sign P Ryan Santoso to Reserve/Future Contract

The New York Giants signed punter Ryan Santoso to a reserve/future contract.

The 6-foot-5, 258-pound Santoso, who also has experience as a kicker, spent the 2020 season mostly on the Giants practice squad. He was elevated from the practice squad twice, once on November 17 after kicker Graham Gano tested positive for COVID-19 and again for the Giants' Week 17 game against the Cowboys.

Santoso originally signed with the Lions in 2018 as an undrafted rookie out of the University of Minnesota after a college career in which he handled both kicking and punting duties.

He then signed with the Titans in 2019, playing in three games for Tennessee--his only three games to date--recording touchbacks on nine of 16 kickoffs (56.3%). (He has never attempted a field goal or a punt in the NFL.)

At Minnesota, Santoso averaged 41.8 yards (fourth-best in school history) while placing 46 punts inside the 20. As a kicker, he converted 29 of 39 field-goal attempts, with a career-long of 52 yards, and he converted all but one of his 77 point-after attempts for a total 163 points (29 FGs and 76 PATs) over his college career.

The Giants have now signed 21 players to reserve/future contracts. In addition to Santoso, the list includes:

DE Breeland Speaks
LB Cale Garrett
TE Nakia Griffin-Stewart
TE Nate Wieting
QB Joe Webb
RB Jordan Chunn
WR Derrick Dillon
WR Alex Bachman
LB Trent Harris
DB Montre Hartage
TE Rysen John
RB Taquan Mizzell
OT David Moa
G Chad Slade
QB Alex Tanney
QB Clayton Thorson
LS Carson Tinker
G Kenny Wiggins
DB Jarren Williams
DB Quincy Wilson

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