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The New York Giants are moving out of former Pro Bowl kicker Aldrick Rosas before the start of training camp. Rosas confirmed his launch on Instagram just a day after he was reportedly scheduled to arrive at the team’s practice facilities for the camp.
“I wish I had acted at the level I know I can play,” Rosas wrote. “I have nothing but love for the New York Giants. The values of character, love and family are seen in everyday life on the premises within the staff and management. Thank you to all my fans who showed love and support for what over the years. “
The Giants, who had no kickers on the list after cutting Rosas, have reportedly already added a replacement. According to NJ.com’s Matt Lombardo, the Giants signed former New York Jets kicker Chandler Catanzaro, who retired from the NFL last August. In his five-year career, Catanzaro converted 83.8 percent of his field goal attempts with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Carolina Panthers, Arizona Cardinals and New York Jets. He was 10-for-16 (62.5 percent) in kicks over 50 yards.
Catanzaro surprisingly retired last August after a forgettable preseason start in which he lost two extra points in a Jets preseason loss to the Giants. Catanzaro missed a kick to the right and one to the left in his first two attempts before finally converting one with 14 seconds remaining in the game. He finished 1-for-3 in extra points and made his only field goal attempt, 34 yards, in the second quarter.
Rosas was already on ice with the Giants and it wasn’t all due to his poor 2019 season, when he hit just 12 of 17 field goal attempts (70.6%) and 35 of 39 extra point attempts (89.7%). Rosas was charged with three misdemeanors resulting from a high-speed hit and run in June: reckless driving on a highway, hitting and running and property damage, and driving with a suspended or revoked license due to a previous DUI of alcohol or drugs. . The first appearance at the Rosas court is scheduled for September 4.
Rosas was convicted of driving under the influence in 2016.
The June charges were probably the last straw for the Giants, who actually submitted a second-round offer to Rosas earlier this offseason. Rosas converted 82.7% of his field goal attempts in his three combined seasons, but was below 71% in two of those three seasons. His 2018 Pro Bowl season was the most atypical, as Rosas hit 32 of 33 field goal attempts (97.0%) and 31 of 32 extra point attempts (96.9%).
Rosas was just 1-for-5 in field goal attempts over 40 yards last season.
