Giants work out kickers with Aldrick Rosas struggling

The Giants’ patience with Aldrick Rosas could be running out.

On Tuesday, the Giants worked out kickers Giorgio Tavecchio, Blair Walsh, Austin MacGinnis and Cole Hedlund, according to the Houston Chronicle.

Rosas, who Giants’ 19-14 loss to the Bears on Sunday, hasn’t been able to duplicate his Pro Bowl form of last season.

Rosas, who has been the Giants kicker for three seasons, is just 8-for-12 in field goals this season and already has missed three extra points. This is a steep drop from last season when he made 32-of-33 field goals and missed just one extra point.

Walsh has appeared in 89 games since 2012, but the one-time Pro Bowler has not kicked in the NFL since 2017 with the Seattle Seahawks. Tavecchio kicked in three games for Atlanta last season after spending all of 2017 as the Raiders’ kicker.

As for MacGinnis, he has never kicked in the NFL but did play in the Alliance of American Football. Hedlund spent training camp with the Indianapolis Colts after signing as an undrafted free agent.

After the loss, Rosas said he still believes he can be effective again.

“I don’t feel different at all,” Rosas said. “This is my third year. I’ve been through the ups and downs already. My confidence isn’t shaken at all. Every time I walk onto that field, we expect to make that kick. I expect to make it. It’s just got to go through.”

Rosas isn’t the only veteran struggling in the kicking game. Long snapper Zak DeOssie, who has been with the Giants since 2007, rolled a grounder to holder Riley Dixon on one of Rosas’ misses and has had multiple shaky snaps this season. The Giants recently signed long snapper Colin Holba to the practice squad.

— Paul Schwartz contributed to this report

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