Giants release kicker Jude McAtamney after game-changing extra point miss with seconds left

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Two days after the New York Giants’ epic collapse to the Denver Broncos, they’ve released one of the players responsible for the 33-32 loss. 

Kicker Jude McAtamney, who missed multiple extra points in the loss, including one that would’ve put the Giants up three with just seconds left in the fourth quarter, has been released after playing four games for New York. 

McAtamney, a second-year NFL kicker from Northern Ireland, joined the Giants through the league’s International Pathway program. After Graham Gano’s injury in Week 3, McAtamney was elevated to take over kicking duties. 

McAtamney, who played college football at Rutgers, started off well for the Giants, making two short field goals and one extra point in his debut against the Los Angeles Chargers. 

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Jude McAtamney of the New York Giants reacts as he misses an extra point late in the fourth quarter against the Denver Broncos at Empower Field at Mile High Oct. 19, 2025, in Denver. (Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)

But McAtamney missed an extra point against the Philadelphia Eagles last week at home, and it got worse in Denver when he missed one extra point in the first half and the dreaded miss after Jaxson Dart’s rushing score gave New York a 32-30 lead with 37 seconds left in the game. 

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The miss proved catastrophic for the Giants, though it wasn’t McAtamney’s fault the Broncos advanced downfield well into Wil Lutz’s field goal range for the win. He