NY Giants announce Kayvon Thibodeaux will wear No. 5 as rookie

Kayvon Thibodeaux will reportedly wear No. 5 with the NY Giants, taking the number away from K Graham Gano.

Former Oregon Ducks’ star Kayvon Thibodeaux got his first big win as a member of the NY Giants on Monday.

After much debate, it appears that Thibodeaux will wear jersey No. 5 for the Giants, taking it away from veteran kicker Graham Gano. There was a lot of commentary about whether or not Thibodeaux, a rookie who the Giants drafted with the 5th pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, deserved to get the number over an established kicker like Gano.

In the end, it appears that KT won, though we don’t know if there was a dollar figure settlement in the battle for the jersey number. Considering how much Thibodeaux is getting paid as a rookie, it wouldn’t be a shock to hear that Gano got paid to give up the number.