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The Giants elevated Koo from the practice squad to the active roster Saturday, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.

Once Graham Gano was ruled out ahead of Sunday's game at Chicago, Koo was expected to fill in for him, but a transaction needed to be made to get him on the active roster. Koo thus will be making his first appearance since he missed a potential game-winning field goal in Week 1 and promptly was jettisoned by the Falcons. For his career, Koo has connected on 181 of 211 FGAs (85.8 percent) in 93 regular-season games.

The Texans signed Wright from the practice squad to the active roster Saturday.

The move means Wright will serve as the Texans' starting placekicker against the Jaguars on Sunday due to the absence of Ka'imi Fairbairn (quadriceps). Wright has appeared in two regular-season games in 2025 between the Titans and Commanders, and he has connected on 87.5 percent of his field goals on 64 attempts during his six-year NFL career. Davis Mills will serve as the Texans' starting quarterback in Week 10 in the absence of C.J. Stroud (concussion), so Wright could have more field-goal opportunities assuming Houston's offense stalls out more often in opposing territory and the red zone.

The Rams elevated Mevis from the practice squad to the active roster Saturday.

Mevis signed with the Rams' practice squad Wednesday, and he will replace Joshua Karty as the starting kicker against the 49ers on Sunday, per Adam Schefter of ESPN. Mevis has not attempted a field goal or PAT in a regular-season game since joining the league in May of 2024 as an undrafted free agent. However, he should have fantasy value for a Rams team whose offense averages 369.9 yards and 26.1 points per game, which are ranked seventh and eighth best, respectively, in the NFL this season.

Special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia announced Friday that McManus (right quadriceps) will serve as the Packers' placekicker Monday against the Eagles, Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com reports. "He's getting healthier, and he's had a pretty good week kicking the ball," Bisaccia said.

McManus logged a full practice Thursday for the first time since he tweaked his right quad during Week 6 prep, which initially led to back-to-back absences. He then was able to kick Weeks 8 and 9, but the results (4-for-7 FGAs, 4-for-4 PATs) were mixed during those contests. Even before suffering the injury, McManus was 7-for-9 on field-goal attempts and 11-for-12 on extra points, so his reliability still is in question. Having said that, he'll get the nod over Lucas Havrisik for a third straight game Monday.

Fairbairn (quad) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Jaguars.

Fairbairn, who wasn't able to practice this week, thus will target a potential return to action Sunday, Nov. 16 against the Titans. In Fairbairn's absence this weekend, Matthew Wright is on track to be elevated from the practice squad to kick this weekend.

Koo will kick for the Giants against the Bears on Sunday in the absence of Graham Gano (neck), Ralph Vacchiano of Fox Sports reports.

Koo will be elevated from the practice squad prior to Sunday's game. He was released by the Falcons after missing one of his three field-goal attempts in Week 1. Koo has a career field-goal percentage of 85.8 percent, but he converted at a 73.5 percent rate in 2024.

Gano (neck) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Bears, Ralph Vacchiano of Fox Sports reports.

The Giants will bring Younghoe Koo up from the practice squad to kick this week. Gano didn't practice at all, which suggests he's in danger of missing time beyond Sunday.

Karty won't kick for the Rams on Sunday against the 49ers, with Harrison Mevis getting the nod instead, Adam Grosbard of the LA Daily News reports.

Karty has been demoted to the second spot on the depth chart, though head coach Sean McVay said Friday that Karty "is not going anywhere," indicating that the Rams intend to keep him on the roster. Karty has missed five of his 15 field-goal attempts in addition to missing three PATs while undergoing a sophomore slump in 2025.

Mevis will be the Rams' kicker Sunday at San Francisco, Gary Klein of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Mevis signed with the Rams' practice squad Wednesday to compete with struggling kicker Joshua Karty. Two days later, Rams coach Sean McVay named Mevis as the winner of the competition, at least for now. It's a job with potential for fantasy value, as the Rams have largely played well on both offense and defense this season.

Gano (neck) won't practice Friday, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.

Gano didn't practice Wednesday and Thursday, either, and is trending toward missing Sunday's game against the Bears. With that in mind, coach Brian Daboll said Friday he would "assume it's going to be" Younghoe Koo kicking for the Giants this weekend but added that the team will see how Gano feels before making a final determination on that front.