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Giants Sign Ex-Dolphins Kicker Jason Sanders to One-Year Deal

The signing underscores John Harbaugh’s special-teams overhaul after instability at kicker.

Overview

  • ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported the 30-year-old Sanders agreed to a one-year contract with New York, a move the team had not formally announced as of early Wednesday.
  • Sanders missed the entire 2025 season with a hip injury and was released by Miami ahead of the legal tampering period.
  • His arrival sets up competition for the job with second-year kicker Ben Sauls, while veteran Graham Gano remains on the roster for now.
  • Multiple outlets note the Giants could create about $4.5 million in cap space by releasing Gano, though no corresponding move has been finalized.
  • Sanders, a 2020 first-team All-Pro, has hit 84.6% of his field goals in seven Dolphins seasons and is 33-for-48 from 50-plus yards with a career long of 57, joining a specialist group already boosted by new All-Pro punter Jordan Stout.