Giants rookie Kayvon Thibodeaux donates $50K to charity for Graham Gano's jersey number

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Giants rookie Kayvon Thibodeaux will be wearing No. 5 this season in New York, but it cost him a hefty sum to do so. 

The edge rusher donated $50,000 to charity in order to swap numbers with Giants veteran kicker Graham Gano. The number is fitting for Thibodeaux, who wore No. 5 in college at Oregon and was drafted No. 5 overall by the Giants last month. 

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"When he said he was willing to give to that, I can be No. 9, and maybe in 10-15 years when he retires, and I'm still kicking, I can get No. 5 back," Gano said, via the team's website. 

"The opportunity to give to something is exciting, and the number is obviously very special to Kayvon. While it is special to me as well, there's a whole lot of meaning in that No. 5 to him. I just wanted to be a good teammate and also be able to support others throughout the whole process."

Oregon defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux holds a jersey after being picked by the New York Giants with the fifth pick of the NFL football draft Thursday, April 28, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Thibodeaux, 21, donated the money to Puppies Behind Bars, an organization that provides service dogs for wounded war veterans and first responders, along with explosive-detection canines for law enforcement. It trains incarcerated individuals to raise the service dogs, which enter prison at 8 weeks old and "live with their incarcerated puppy-raisers for approximately 24 months."

"As the puppies mature into well-loved, well-behaved dogs, their raisers learn what it means to contribute to society rather than take from it," the organization writes on its website. "The dogs