Mason Crosby, an experienced kicker, has signed with the New York Giants to start on Monday when they play the Philadelphia Eagles.
Six-foot-1 and 207 pounds, Crosby had tried out for the Giants kicker position a few weeks prior when it was learned that Graham Gano would require knee surgery that would end his season.
Instead, they recruited youngster Cade York from the Titans practice squad and signed Randy Bullock, who was originally signed to their practice squad before being elevated to the 53-man roster after his three elevations were used up.
Following a hamstring injury sustained against the Saints last week, Bullock was placed on injured reserve this week. York, who was scheduled to be the kicker, injured his leg during practice this week and will go to the practice squad’s intensive care unit.
The Packers selected Crosby in the sixth round of the 2007 draft, and he remained with them for the whole of his career, until the previous campaign. Crosby has made 81.4 percent of his field goals (395 of 485) and 97.3 percent of his field goal attempts (733 of 753) in 258 games played.
