Ryan Santoso #2 of the Giants kicks an extra point during the fourth quarter of a preseason game against the Jets at MetLife Stadium on August 14, 2021. Credit: Getty Images/Dustin Satloff
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The Giants found a buyer for backup kicker Ryan Santoso on Thursday, trading him to the Panthers for a conditional seventh-round pick, a source told Newsday. The condition of the pick is that Santoso appear in just two games for Carolina this season, which seems likely to happen given Santoso’s upside at the position.
The Giants, content with veteran Graham Gano as their kicker, had been trying to showcase Santoso all summer.