Giants sign kicker Graham Gano to 3-year, $16.5 million contract extension
NEW YORK — Graham Gano is automatic, so the Giants are paying him like it.
The club signed the veteran kicker to a three-year, $16.5 million contract extension on Friday that includes more than $11.3 million guaranteed.
The deal should enable GM Joe Schoen to create some cap space this season knowing he’s committed to Gano in future years, as well.
The $5.5 million average annual of Gano’s new contract puts him third among all NFL kickers behind only the Ravens’ Justin Tucker ($6 million) and the Colts’ Matt Gay ($5.6 million).
Gano earned the right to be paid like one of the game’s best.
He has made 89 of 97 field-goal attempts across 50 games with the Giants. His 91.8 field-goal percentage is the best in franchise history among kickers who spent more than one season with the franchise. He has also connected on 70 of 74 extra points (94.6%).
Gano has made 20 field goals from 50-plus yards in just three seasons, which is 11 more than any other player in franchise history. Last season, he made 29 of 32 field goal attempts (90.6%) and set a Giants record with eight field goals of 50-plus yards, one more than he had in 2021.
