EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – The Giants announced late Thursday that they have released Riley Dixon, their punter the previous four seasons.
In 65 games, Dixon had a 45.2-yard gross average and a 40.6-yard net average on 279 punts. He placed 101 kicks inside the 20-yard line and had three punts blocked.
Dixon owns the Giants' two highest single-season net punting averages since that became an official statistic in 1976 with 42.0 yards in 2019 and 41.8 yards in 2018.
In 2021, Dixon punted 74 times – the second-highest total in his career – and finished with a 44.4-yard gross average and a 39.5-yard net average that was the sixth best on the team's single-season list. He had two punts downed inside the 20.
Dixon was acquired by the Giants from the Denver Broncos in a trade for a conditional seventh-round draft choice on April 23, 2018, prior to his third NFL season.
In his first year with the Giants, Dixon set a then franchise record with his 41.8-yard net average on 71 punts. The following season, he reset the record with a 42.0-yard net average. On Nov. 10, 2019, he had a season-high 53.7-yard gross average (minimum four punts) on six kicks at the Jets, the seventh-highest single-game average in Giants history.
The Giants have a potential replacement on the roster after recently signing Jamie Gillan, who had a 40.0-yard net average the previous three seasons with the Cleveland Browns. He is nicknamed the Scottish Hammer for the country of his birth and his strong leg.
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