Injured kicker Graham Gano said he’s been wished ill-will by angry fans due to his injury and performance issues.

The sports world absorbed a gut punch earlier this week. News broke that Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland tragically took his own life, sending shockwaves across the NFL community. In the aftermath of that devastating loss,

Gano didn’t practice Wednesday or Thursday due to a neck injury. He said he was having discomfort last week but it got worse after he did some lifting in the team’s weight room on Monday. When he went a doctor, Gano was diagnosed with a herniated disk in his neck.

The New York Giants' kicking adventures are back in full swing as the team waits to see if veteran Graham Gano, who is on this week’s injury report, is good to go for this Sunday’s game against the Chicago Bears.

Graham Gano, who already missed four games and most of a fifth this season with a groin injury, appears on the verge of being unavailable to be the placekicker for the New York Giants on Sunday against the Chicago Bears.

It apparently just slipped Brian Daboll’s mind that his kicker was hurt again. Graham Gano (neck) complained about a “sore neck” on Monday morning, the Giants head coach said.