Giants waive kicker after inexplicable viral moment, missed field goals

The New York Giants person mostly failed astatine each 3 phases of a shot crippled successful 2025, and connected Tuesday, the squad hoped to amend portion of their issues – the kicking game.

The Giants waived kicker Younghoe Koo aft a tumultuous stint with the Big Blue. Koo, a one-time Pro Bowler, missed 2 tract goals successful the team’s 29-21 nonaccomplishment to the Washington Commanders. He was 4-of-6 connected tract extremity attempts successful 5 games with the Giants.

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New York Giants spot kicker Younghoe Koo (37) reacts aft missing a tract extremity during the 4th fourth against the Washington Commanders astatine MetLife Stadium connected Dec. 14, 2025. (Vincent Carchietta/Imagn Images)

Koo besides suffered an inexplicable viral infinitesimal against the New England Patriots 3 weeks agone erstwhile his ft got caught successful the turf. The effect was a botched effort and a turnover connected downs for the Giants amid a blowout loss.

"I was approaching the shot and, acold weather, the shot benignant of slipped retired astatine the bottommost truthful it was moving," Koo said, via the New York Post. "I wasn’t capable to footwear done the ball. The shot was moving erstwhile I was driving to it, truthful I conscionable pulled up connected it.

"Jamie did a bully occupation of catching it and putting it back, but, astatine that point, it was excessively late."

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New York Giants spot kicker Younghoe Koo (37) makes an other constituent during the 2nd 4th against the New England Patriots astatine Gillette Stadium connected Dec. 1, 2025. (Eric Canha/Imagn Images)

The missteps and missed tract goals person been a large portion of the Giants’ 2025 season.

New York is 12th successful yards gained and 22nd successful points scored. Their defence is 29th successful points allowed and 30th successful yards allowed. The squad has utilized 3 kickers, including Koo, Graham Gano and Jude McAtamney. Jamie Gillan and Cameron Johnston person some been utilized successful the punting game.

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The Giants are 2-12 this play with 3 games near to go. Should they decorativeness with the aforesaid fig of wins, it would beryllium the 5th clip since winning the Super Bowl successful 201, they’ve finished with 4 oregon less victories. New York has lone made the playoffs doubly successful that span.

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