Santos (thigh) was a limited participant Wednesday in his return to practice.

Adam Hoge of AllCHGO.com reports that Santos was upbeat after returning to practice Wednesday as a limited participant. The kicker missed the past two games, giving Jake Moody an opportunity to fill in.

The Giants stated Wednesday that Gano (groin) has been designated for return from IR and is slated to practice, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.

Gano has missed four consecutive games due to a lingering groin injury. The transaction kicks off a 21-day window wherein he can practice without counting against the 53-man roster limit. He can be fully activated from IR at any point in that span, making Gano potentially eligible to retake the field as early as Sunday versus the Eagles. Jude McAtamney has filled in as New York's top placekicker with Gano sidelined, and across four regular-season appearances has completed both of his field-goal tries but missed three of his 12 extra-point attempts.

Fairbairn made both of his field-goal attempts and his only extra point try in Houston's loss versus the Seahawks on Monday.

Fairbairn connected on field goals from 46 and 36 yards, both of which came within the final three minutes of the first half. The 31-year-old is off to an efficient start this season despite a low volume of attempts, converting 13 of 15 field-goal tries and all 10 of his point-after tries.

Myers went 2-for-3 on field-goal attempts and made all three of his PATs in Seattle's win over the Texans on Monday.

Myers connected on kicks of 26 and 47 yards, while his third attempt was blocked by Denico Autry. The 34-year-old has not had an efficient start to the season, as he's converted on just 76.5 percent of his field-goal attempts but will look to have a bounce back performance following the team's upcoming bye week.

Gano (groin) was scheduled to do some kicking Tuesday and could be activated from injured reserve ahead of Sunday's game in Philadelphia, Paul Schwartz of the New York Post reports.

The Giants haven't yet opened Gano's 21-day practice window, but since he's already missed four games, the team could clear him to practice at any time. Jude McAtamney had served as the Giants' kicker during that time, but after missing two extra-point attempts in Sunday's 33-32 loss to the Broncos, he was cut loose Tuesday. While Gano will step back in as the team's kicker whenever he's deemed fully healthy, Younghoe Koo could be elevated from the practice squad to handle kicking duties in Week 8 if Gano isn't ready.

The Giants waived McAtamney on Tuesday, Ryan Dunleavy of the New York Post reports.

McAtamney had handled kicking duties for the Giants the last four games, converting both of his field-goal tries but misfiring on three of his 12 extra-point tries during that stretch. His two misses proved to be the difference in the Giants' 33-32 loss to the Broncos this past Sunday, and McAtamney will lose his spot on the roster as a result. The Giants are expected to either reinstate Graham Gano (groin) from injured reserve or promote Younghoe Koo from the practice squad to handle kicking duties in Week 8 against the Eagles.

Fairbairn successfully converted both of his field-goal attempts and one extra-point kick in Monday's 27-19 loss to the Seahawks in Week 7.

Fairbairn drilled field goals from 36 and 46 yards in the first half, but the Texans were not in position to attempt field goals in the second half. Houston's offense, which appeared to have come around the last two games, regressed following a bye week and failed to take advantage on three of Seattle's four turnovers. Fairbairn has made 13-of-15 FGA and all 10 XPA through six games, but other than Week 5's blowout win over the Ravens and a big fourth quarter against Tennessee in Week 4, the offense has let him down.

McLaughlin converted his only field-goal attempt from 53 yards out and didn't attempt an extra point during the Buccaneers' 24-9 loss to the Lions on Monday night.

The Buccaneers offense was surprisingly stymied by a short-handed Lions defense for significant portions of the night, and Tampa Bay went for a two-point conversion after its only touchdown, leaving McLaughlin without an extra-point attempt for the first time since Week 18 of the 2023 season. McLaughlin has been less accurate than usual over the first seven games this season with a 14-for-18 tally on field goals, but following Monday's successful make, he's a perfect 6-for-6 on kicks of 50-plus yards.

Bates went 1-for-2 on field-goal tries and made all three of his PATs in Monday's 24-9 win over the Buccaneers.

Bates missed a 54-yard field-goal attempt wide left in the late moments of the second quarter before later adding a 58-yard make in the fourth. The kicker has now gone 8-for-11 on field-goal tries, including 2-for-5 from 50-plus yards, while making all 27 of his extra-point attempts over seven games this season.

Moody reverted to the Bears' practice squad Monday, per the NFL's official transaction log.

Moody filled in for Cairo Santos (thigh) for the second straight week, going 4-for-4 on field-goal tries while making both of his PATs in Sunday's 26-14 win over New Orleans. The kicker can be elevated from the practice squad one more time before he'd have to be officially signed to the active roster.