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Giants Sign Kicker Graham Gano to Extension

Gano will remain a Giant for the next three years after signing a contract extension.
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Giants Sign Kicker Graham Gano to Extension
Giants Sign Kicker Graham Gano to Extension

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As anticipated, the New York Giants have signed kicker Graham Gano to a three-year contract extension worth a reported $16.5 million with $11.3 million fully guaranteed plus nearly $2 million more in injury guarantees.

The contract was announced by the team, the financial terms by the NFL Network.

Gano was entering the final year of his contract this year. He was due to have a voidable year next year, which would have cost the Giants $876,668 in dead money.

Given how the 36-year-old Gano has shown no signs of slowing down, the Giants, to scrape together more cap space--before this move, they were listed as having $1,557,364 in cap space per Over the Cap and before this move--gave him an extension that should lower his $5.547 million cap hit to an estimated $2-$2.5 million.  

Gano has made 89 of 97 field goal attempts across 50 games with the Giants. His 91.8 field goal percentage ranks first in franchise history among kickers who have spent more than one season with the franchise. 

In three seasons with the Giants, the 36-year-old has made 20 field goals from 50+ yards, 11 more than any other player in franchise history. He has also connected on 70 of 74 extra points (94.6 percent).

In 2022, the veteran played in all 17 regular-season games and two postseason games and made 29 of 32 field goal attempts (90.6 percent). He set a Giants record with eight field goals of 50+ yards, one more than he had in 2021.

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Patricia Traina
PATRICIA TRAINA

Patricia Traina has covered the New York Giants for 30+ seasons, and her work has appeared in multiple media outlets, including The Athletic, Forbes, Bleacher Report, and the Sports Illustrated media group. As a credentialed New York Giants press corps member, Patricia has also covered five Super Bowls (three featuring the Giants), the annual NFL draft, and the NFL Scouting Combine. She is the author of The Big 50: The Men and Moments that Made the New York Giants. In addition to her work with New York Giants On SI, Patricia hosts the Locked On Giants podcast. Patricia is also a member of the Pro Football Writers of America and the Football Writers Association of America.

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