On the heels of David Bakhtiari‘s extension, we’ve got another one to pass along. Although it’s not nearly as large, kicker Graham Gano is getting an extension that runs through the 2023 season from the Giants, the team announced Sunday.
Gano signed a one-year, $2.5MM deal with the Giants back in August that was set to expire at the end of the season. He’ll now get three additional years tacked on. Those three years will come with $14MM in new money, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network tweets. Of that, $9MM is guaranteed, so the Giants are tied to Gano for a whlie. He’s been on fire recently, and has an active streak of 20 consecutive field goals going.
An UDFA in 2009, Gano spent his first couple of seasons as Washington’s kicker before signing with Carolina in 2012. He held down the Panthers’ job for the next seven seasons, making the Pro Bowl in 2017. He missed all of last season with a knee injury, and the Panthers cut him back in July.
Very good Giants signing for the next couple of years.
He has been money.I think he has hit 21or 22 strait FG’s
Every once in a while, you see roster moves that are just completely inexplicable. Stuff that, try as you might, you simply can’t understand. For instance, a team not strapped for cap space jettisoning a proven kicker with a great run of production for a second year player who hasn’t had a full season of games with your team.
Graham Gano got injured, and Hurney decided that he was done. I understand the hesitancy in wondering about his future health. I do. But at least give the guy the chance to fail on the field before making that decision-especially when the guy played as well for your team as he did. Silly move by Carolina (who has had more trouble kicking this year than Gano has).