Dan Graziano, senior NFL national reporter 9y

Yes, the Giants' kicker is injured, too

The New York Giants have been as wracked with injuries as any team in the NFL the past two years. They lost their top offensive lineman and their top defensive lineman to freak injuries this year before training camp even started. They recently lost four safeties to season-ending injuries in a span of  two weeks. We're at the point where it feels like you couldn't make this stuff up.

So no, it was not a surprise Wednesday to learn that Giants kicker Josh Brown is also injured and won't be able to kick in Thursday's preseason finale against the Patriots in New England.

The Giants announced that they've re-signed kicker Chris Boswell, who was with them in minicamp and early in training camp, to handle kicking duties for Thursday's game. Brown injured a hamstring while making a special teams tackle in the second game of the preseason against Jacksonville. And while he did kick Saturday night against the Jets, he has been held out of practice for a while now, and the team doesn't feel comfortable sending him out there Thursday.

The Giants believe Brown will be ready for the Week 1 game Sept. 13 against the Cowboys in Dallas, but obviously if he can't return to practice next week there's a chance they might have to keep two kickers on the 53-man roster or make alternate plans.

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