Giants Kicker Greg Joseph Suffers Abdominal Injury; Won’t Kick on Sunday

The Giants continue to have bad luck with their kicking specialists.

Sep 26, 2024; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; New York Giants place kicker Greg Joseph (34) watches his field goal against the Dallas Cowboys during the first quarter at MetLife Stadium. | Brad Penner-Imagn Images

For the second time this season, the New York Giants will face the Washington Commanders with a change to their kicking situation due to injury.

The Giants went into Week 2  with kicker Graham Gano showing up late in the week on the injury report with a groin strain. Gano was deemed good to go for the game, but on the opening kickoff, he pulled a hamstring on the opening kickoff and landed on injured reserve.

This time around, Greg Joseph, Gano’s replacement, landed on the injury report late in the week, listed with an oblique strain that popped up between the end of Thursday’s practice and the start of Friday’s. Joseph has already been declared out of Sunday’s game.

Given the timing of the injury, the Giants intend to use Jude McAtamney, who has been on their practice squad with an exemption due to his international status.

McAtamney, an Ulster Under-20 Gaelic football champion with Derry in 2018, is a native of County Londonderry in Northern Ireland who spent his last two seasons at Rutgers University. 

During the Scarlet Knights' 2022 season, the 6-2, 205-pound McAtamney played in all 12 games, finishing 12-for-18 on field goals, with five of his attempts coming at 40+ yards (including a long of 49 made twice). He also finished as the team's scoring leader with 59 points.

Last season, McAtamney was more of the school's kickoff specialist. In 13 games, he set a Rutgers school record with 40 touchbacks on 60 kickoffs, with zero going out of bounds. McAtamney earned Academic All-Big Ten honors. 

Meanwhile, running back Tyrone Tracy, Jr. has cleared the concussion protocol and did not receive an injury designation.

New York Giants Injury Report

Player	Pos	Injury	Wed.	Thurs.	Fri.	Status
Jamie Gillan	P	Left Hamstring	DNP	DNP	DNP	OUT
Joshua Ezeudu	OL	Knee	DNP	Limited	Full	--
Greg Joseph	K	Abdomen	--	--	DNP	OUT
Tyrone Tracy, Jr.	RB	Concussion	DNP	Limited	Full	--
Dexter Lawrence II	DT	NIR - Rest Day	DNP	Full	Full	--
Ty Summers	LB	Ankle	Limited	Limited	Limited	QUESTIONABLE
Adoree' Jackson	CB	Neck	Limited	Limited	Limited	--
Brian Burns	OLB	Achilles/Biceps	Limited	Full	Full	--
Cor'Dale Flott	CB	Groin	Limited	Limited	Limited	--
Tre Hawkins III	CB	Ankle	Limited	Limited	Limited	--
Bryce Ford-Wheaton	WR	Achilles	DNP	DNP	Limited	Doutful
Matt Adams	LB	Knee	DNP	Full	Full	--
Ihmir Smith-Marsette	WR	Ankle	DNP	Limited	Limited	--
Jake Kubas	OL	Abdomen	Limited	Limited	Limited	--
John Michael Schmitz	OL	Calf	Limited	Limited	Limited	--
Jermaine Eluemunor	OL	Hip	Limited	Full	Full	--
Jon Runyan, Jr	OL	Foot	--	Limited	Limited	--

Bold denotes a change in status/new addition to the report.

Washington Commanders Injury Report

Player	Pos	Injury	Wed.	Thurs.	Fri.	Status
Cornelius Lucas	OT	Ankle	DNP	DNP	DNP	OUT
Frankie Luvu	LB	Shin	DNP	DNP	Limited	--
Tyler Biadasz	C	Thumb	Limited	Limited	Full	--
Brandon Coleman	OT	Concussion	Limited	Full	Full	--
Jayden Daniels	QB	Rib	Limited	Limited	Full	--
Clelin Ferrell	DE	Knee	Limited	DNP	Limited	--
Brian Robinson, Jr.	RB	Hamstring	Limited	Limited	Limited	Questionable
Olamide Zaccheaus	WR	Hamstring	Limited	Limited	Full	--
Terry McLaurin	WR	Ankle	Full	Ful	Full	--

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