Former New York Giants running back Sandro Platzgummer, who announced he wouldn’t be back with the team in February, will not be playing in the NFL this year.
FEB. 2 SANDRO PLATZGUMMER SAYS GOODBYE - Austrian running back Sandro Platzgummer announced on his Instagram account that his three-year tenure with the Giants has ended.
Sandro Platzgummer joined the New York Giants in 2020 as part of the NFL’s International Player Pathway Program. He’s spent each of the past three seasons on their practice squad but his time in East Rutherford appears to be over.
The New York Giants announced on Wednesday that they are re-signing international player RB Sandro Platzgummer to the practice squad. Platzgummer, 25, signed with New York two offseason ago as an International Pathway player hailing from Innsbruck, Austria.
The New York Giants practice squad shuffling continued Monday as the team signed veteran cornerback Fabian Moreau to the practice squad and released defensive back Harrison Hand and running back Sandro Platzgummer from the practice squad.
Platzgummer is getting his third, and perhaps final, chance this season Sandro Platzgummer, the Austrian football player who came to the New York Giants two years ago thanks to the International Pathway Player program, has been a curiosity since his arrival in 2020.
Among the many decisions facing the New York Giants this offseason is who will replace Jabrill Peppers as the primary punt returner. Peppers, of course, left the Giants via free agency and went on to sign with the New England Patriots.
After several seasons on their practice squad, the New York Giants re-signed running back Sandro Platzgummer in late March. Platzgummer, an Austrian prospect who originally joined the Giants by way of the NFL’s International Player Pathway Program, had been on a roster exemption.
As the New York Giants prepare for a spring minicamp and summer training camp, they need to stack their roster with talent for positional competitions to take place.
The Giants re-signed running back Sandro Platzgummer, the Austrian native with whom they linked up with in 2020 as part of the NFL's International Pathway program, to a new undisclosed contract.
With the preseason in the books and training camps winding down, the final round of roster cuts are upon us. The New York Giants have until Tuesday at 4:00 p.m.
The crowd erupted and the New York Giants sideline, led by team captain Saquon Barkley, went absolutely wild as Austrian running back Sandro Platzgummer broke outside and scampered for a 48-yard gain on Saturday night.
New York Giants running back Sandro Platzgummer will be allowed to don the flag of his native Austria on his helmet during the preseason this year. Platzgummer is in his second season with the Giants as a member of the IPP (International Player Pathway).
Yesterday, the New York Giants announced that they were placing three players on the NFI (Non-Football Injury) list as they opened their 2021 training camp.
The start of training camp is just around the corner for the New York Giants, who currently have 89 players (Sandro Platzgummer on an exemption) under contract.
Former Austrian football star back for second season Can Sandro Platzgummer, a former Austrian football star who is with the New York Giants via the International Player Pathway Program, be more than a curiosity?
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