Overview

• Graham Gano is sidelined by a groin strain and will not play against the Chargers.
• Younghoe Koo joined the Giants’ practice squad Tuesday after his Sept. 19 release by the Falcons, bringing an 85.8% career field-goal rate and a 2020 Pro Bowl nod.
• The team is staging a short-week competition between Koo and practice-squad kicker Jude McAtamney, who arrived via the International Player Pathway Program and has one made NFL field goal.
• Special teams coordinator Michael Ghobrial praised Koo’s confidence and veteran poise while noting a brief learning curve with holder Jamie Gillan and long snapper Casey Kreiter.
• Koo grew up in Ridgewood, N.J., and is 3-for-3 at MetLife Stadium in his career, including a 2021 game-winner.