Swatragh native in the frame to make NFL debut as starting kicker for Giants after Graham Gano hamstring injury
Jude McAtamney of the New York Giants takes a kick during a preseason game against the New York Jets in New Jersey on August 24th. Photograph: Luke Hales/Getty Images
McAtamney, an Ulster under-20 winner in 2018, has the potential to get elevated to starting kicker for the Giants after the player holding down that position, Graham Gano, suffered a hamstring injury in the opening stages of last weekend’s defeat to the Washington Commanders. Speaking to the media in New York on Monday, Giants coach Brian Daboll was asked about his plans for starting kicker against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.Clubber TV: From streaming the Kerry intermediate championship to taking on the Premier League?
The Giants opted not to bring in McAtamney, who did get game time in preseason, from the practice squad last Sunday, despite Gano entering the fixture against the Commanders with an injury concern.The Swatragh native contacted David Shanahan to see if the Kerry man could help him get in touch with Prokick, the Australian organisation specialising in training players to become NFL kickers and punters, and in 2021 McAtamney earned a scholarship to Chowan University in North Carolina.
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