{"id":4778,"date":"2024-09-18T21:42:50","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T21:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/new-york-giants-jude-mcatamney-closer-to-nfl-debut\/"},"modified":"2024-09-18T21:42:50","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T21:42:50","slug":"new-york-giants-jude-mcatamney-closer-to-nfl-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/new-york-giants-jude-mcatamney-closer-to-nfl-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Giants: Jude McAtamney closer to NFL debut"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Former Derry U-20 GAA player Jude McAtamney has taken a step closer to making his NFL debut for the New York Giants.<\/b><\/p>\n

The Giants’ starting kicker Graham Gano is set to be out for a number of weeks after aggravating a hamstring injury during Sunday’s 21-18 loss to Washington Commanders.<\/a><\/p>\n

McAtamney, who is signed to the Giants practice squad,<\/a> impressed this summer and featured in pre-season games after joining the organisation as a free agent.<\/p>\n

As part of the International Player Pathway, he is eligible for a place on the practice squad for three seasons but was not elevated to the active roster for the weekend’s game and therefore unable to feature.<\/p>\n

The Giants were left without a specialist kicker after Gano’s injury, with Scottish punter Jamie Gillan missing their only attempt at an extra point in a game they lost despite scoring three touchdowns to the Commanders’ none – their points came from seven field goals.<\/p>\n

Head coach Brian Daboll told reporters on Monday that the Giants would hold an open workout this week for a new kicker before making a decision on who will play against the Cleveland Browns this coming Sunday.<\/p>\n

McAtamney, a 24-year-old from Swatragh, played college football for Rutgers University in New Jersey for two seasons and won an Ulster underage title with Derry in 2020.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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