Giants keeping continuity with key special-teams cog

The Giants haven’t necessarily had consistency at the kicker and punter positions of their special teams unit in the past several years, but long snapper remains a pillar in New York. ESPN’s Jordan Ranaan reports that the team is re-signing long snapper Casey Kreiter to return for his fifth season as a Giant.

Originally an undrafted free agent out of Iowa in 2014, Kreiter signed with the Cowboys to begin his pro career. He was unable to surpass the team’s long-time starter at the position, L.P. Ladouceur, so eventually he found his way to Denver in 2016. Kreiter replaced the departing Aaron Brewer as the Broncos’ long snapper before suffering a season-ending calf injury during a practice in December. He was re-signed and able to retain his starting job, making his first and only Pro Bowl in 2018 with Denver.

Two years later, Kreiter departed from Colorado to New York in order to compete with Zak DeOssie, the Giants long snapper for 13 years from 2007-19. After Kreiter won out in the preseason, DeOssie retired, setting the stage for Kreiter’s current run as the new mainstay on special teams. Kreiter was reportedly expected to receive outside interest from around the league, but New York holds on to retain some consistency in their special teams group.