Gano Practices; McAtamney Waived, Koo Added

The Giants have designated veteran kicker Graham Gano to return from injured reserve and he has practiced in full during his 21-day window as the team evaluates whether to activate him for Sunday’s game in Philadelphia. Head coach Brian Daboll said, “If Graham is ready to go, Graham will be the kicker,” making Gano the frontrunner if he clears the rest of the week. New York waived practice-squad kicker Jude McAtamney after he missed three extra points over the past two games, including two in the 33-32 loss to the Broncos. The Giants added veteran Younghoe Koo to the practice squad as insurance, though Daboll emphasized the situation is about Gano’s health rather than a kicking competition. Concerns remain because the 38-year-old Gano has missed significant time the past two seasons with knee, hamstring and groin injuries and his accuracy has dipped, even though he had been perfect on field-goal attempts in his three games this season before the groin issue. The team will reassess after later practices, including Friday, before deciding whether to activate Gano for Sunday’s matchup.