5 Options for the NY Giants to replace Aldrick Rosas with

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - AUGUST 11: Kicker Aldrick Rosas #2 of the New York Giants is congratulated by Zak DeOssie #51 after kicking a 52 yard field goal during the second quarter of an NFL preseason game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at MetLife Stadium on August 11, 2017 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images) /

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Ryan Succop (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) /

1. Ryan Succop

If Aldrick Rosas was in fact to be cut, Ryan Succop would be my clear cut first choice to take over for the embattled kicker. However, this is a complicated situation as the veteran sustained a knee injury early last year that limited him to just six games before being placed back on injured reserve in December.

Succop is an 11-year NFL veteran with a very solid 82.4% career kick conversion rate. He has hit a 50-yarder in every year of his 11-year NFL career with a career-long of 54 — the guy has a boomstick, as his 54% 50-yard plus conversion rate suggests.

He’s also been pretty solid on extra points with a career 97.1% rate.

Again, the only issue here is injury, but from the digging, I did the knee injury wasn’t a serious one like an ACL tear but more of a nagging one, which helps explain why he went 1-6 when he did play in those 6 games.

He’s also still just 33, so he could be more than just a short-term fix.

If he’s healthy by training camp, Ryan Succop should be a member of the NY Giants — with Aldrick Rosas’ future status not depending on it.

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