Dominic Zvada has perfect preseason finale to earn Giants kicking job

There was not going to be a player-by-player listing of who made it and who did not.The time for that was not immediately after Friday night’s 23-6 preseason-ending victory over the Jets at MetLife Stadium.

Get texts from Paul Schwartz with all the latest Giants news and insights, exclusive to Sports+ subscribers.No, head coach John Harbaugh was not going to divulge his thoughts on the roster maneuverings that will take place before the Giants get down Sunday to the 53-player limit.

He did, however, have one announcement to make: Rookie Dominic Zvada will be the kicker to start the season.“He’ll win the job, he’ll be the kicker,’’ Harbaugh said.This was nearly a foregone conclusion after the 22-year-old from the University of Michigan nailed field goal after field goal this summer.He was given the full load in this game, and he responded by going 3-for-3 on field goals, hitting from 23, 53 and 46 yards.“That was kind of the last step to prove he could do a whole game,’’ Harbaugh said.It was a strong competition between Zvada and Ben Sauls, who went 8-for-8 on field goals late last season for the Giants.

The left-footed Sauls also impressed Harbaugh, but Zvada outkicked him.“I would say Ben also won a job, he should be kicking in the National Football League based on the fact if we didn’t have Dominic, Ben would have been the guy,’’ Harbaugh said.“I thought he had a great camp as well.’’Yes, that was quarterbacks coach Brian Callahan calling the plays on offense, instead of offensive coordinator Matt Nagy.

No, a change is not in the works.“Just an opportunity to change it up a little bit,’’ Harbaugh said.“I guess we could say ‘You never know?’ You never know if something happens and Nags can’t make it to the game, caught in North Jersey traffic or something like that, maybe Cally can do it.

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