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The New York Giants have mostly failed in all three phases of a football game in 2025, and on Tuesday the team hoped to correct part of their problems: the kicking game.
The Giants released kicker Younghoe Koo after a tumultuous season with the Big Blue. Koo, a former Pro Bowler, missed two field goals in the team’s 29-21 loss to the Washington Commanders. He made 4 of 6 field goal attempts in five games with the Giants.
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New York Giants kicker Younghoe Koo (37) reacts after missing a field goal during the fourth quarter against the Washington Commanders at MetLife Stadium on December 14, 2025. (Vincent Carchietta/Imagn Images)
Koo also suffered an inexplicable viral moment against the New England Patriots three weeks ago when his foot got caught in the turf. The result was a failed attempt and a turnover for the Giants in the midst of a crushing loss.
“I was getting close to the ball and, in the cold weather, the ball slid off the bottom and moved,” Koo said, via the New York Post. “I couldn’t kick the ball. The ball was moving when I was going towards him, so I just stopped.
“Jamie did a good job of catching it and returning it, but, at that point, it was too late.”
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New York Giants placekicker Younghoe Koo (37) makes an extra point during the second quarter against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on December 1, 2025. (Eric Canha/Image Images)
Missteps and missed field goals have been a big part of the Giants’ 2025 season.
New York ranks 12th in yards gained and 22nd in points scored. Their defense ranks 29th in points allowed and 30th in yards allowed. The team has used three kickers, including Koo, Graham Gano and Jude McAtamney. Jamie Gillan and Cameron Johnston have been used in the punting game.
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The Giants are 2-12 this season with three games left. If they finish with the same number of wins, it would be the fifth time since they won the Super Bowl in 2011 that they have finished with four or fewer wins. New York has only made the playoffs twice in that span.
