Overview
- The Giants released veteran kicker Jason Sanders as the corresponding move to sign wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, a transaction reported Tuesday that cut New York’s kicker group from three to two.
- Hours after his release the Jets signed Sanders and waived Younghoe Koo on Wednesday, creating a projected competition between Sanders and Cade York for the Jets’ open kicking job.
- With Sanders gone the Giants’ kicking battle now features second-year pro Ben Sauls and undrafted rookie Dominic Zvada while the team also remains thin at long-snapper with Ben Mann the only player at that spot on the 90-man roster.
- Sanders is a former Miami Dolphins first-team All-Pro who missed all of 2025 with a hip injury and owns an 84.6% career field-goal rate, a background that gives the Jets experienced option despite recent health and fit concerns noted by Giants coaches.
- The quick moves underline how short-term roster limits and site-specific fit—Meadowlands wind for the Giants—and cost and youth development are driving teams to choose between proven specialists and younger, cheaper options as they set special-teams depth.