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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ -** The New York Giants have a new punter today after releasing veteran Steve Weatherford and acquiring Brad Wing from the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for a conditional seventh round draft choice.
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Weatherford, who spent the last four seasons of his 11-year NFL career with the Giants, punted 311 times for the team with a net average of 38.8 yards per punt, and landed 97 inside the 20. He will be remembered for the hold -- and the ensuing celebration -- on Lawrence Tynes' 31-yard overtime field goal in the NFC Championship Game against the San Francisco 49ers that sent the Giants to Super Bowl XLVI.
Wing, originally undrafted out of LSU in 2013, punted in all 16 regular-season games for the Steelers last season and also handled their holding duties. He punted 61 times with a 43.7-yard average and landed 20 inside the 20-yard line. His average of 8.2 yards per return ranked 12th in the NFL in 2014 while his net average of 38.8 was good for 20th. Wing also played in the Steelers' Wild Card loss to the Baltimore Ravens, knocking two of his three punts inside the 20.
Wing, a lefty from Melbourne, Australia, started his pro career as a rookie free agent with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2013 before being released prior to the regular season. He then signed with Pittsburgh on Jan. 3, 2014.
GET TO KNOW: Brad Wing
- Originally undrafted out of LSU in 2013, Wing became the Steelers' primary punter and holder in 2014, punting 61 times with a 43.7-yard average and landing 20 inside
the 20-yard line. His average of 8.2 yards per return ranked 12th in the NFL in 2014 while his net average of 38.8 was good for 20th.
- Wing entered the NFL as a rookie free agent with the Philadelphia Eagles but was released prior to the start of the 2013 season. Pittsburgh then signed him to a reserve/future contract on Jan. 3, 2014.
- Against Baltimore in Week 9, Wing threw a two-point conversion to tight Matt Spaeth. He connected on a 74-yard punt in Week 14 against Cincinnati, the longest of his career.
- A lefty from Melbourne Australia, Wing, 6-3 and 205 pounds, graduated from Parkview Baptist High School (Baton Rouge, La.), lettering in his only season of playing football after moving to the United States as an exchange student. He grew up playing Australian Rules football in Melbourne, and his father, David, was an Aussie Rules football player who also tried out for the Detroit Lions in 1990 and then punted for the Scottish Claymores of NFL Europe in 1998.
- Wing played in 23 career games at LSU and averaged a school-record 44.6 yards on 118 career punts. He became just the second punter in LSU history to earn first-team All-America honors and holds two of the top five single-season punting averages in school history: his 44.8-yard average in 2012 ranks third and his 44.37-yard average in 2011 ranks fifth. Wing was a college teammate of Giants wide receivers Odell Beckham Jr. (2011-2012) and Rueben Randle (2011).
Photos of the Giants 2015 official roster
![CB Prince Amukamara](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/wzpjbl92mptddsyjrs0z.jpg)
CB Prince Amukamara
![DE Robert Ayers Jr.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/auk9qebhwisbllm1mps7.jpg)
DE Robert Ayers Jr.
![DE BRAD BARS](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/bnlloxkh74qx4og5fsyp.jpg)
DE BRAD BARS
![LT Will Beatty](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/mfeaigxp90k5uhyw64jo.jpg)
LT Will Beatty
![LB Jon Beason](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/quiooj8lw8m39rgamyt2.jpg)
LB Jon Beason
![WR Odell Beckham Jr.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/fsqmnimqloqgrjequiwj.jpg)
WR Odell Beckham Jr.
![Safety Nat Berhe](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/hxri3dnsf1htxbvtzfil.jpg)
Safety Nat Berhe
![DT Jay Bromley](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/j4lfsardj4t8dcmwlmcs.jpg)
DT Jay Bromley
![CB Chykie Brown](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/q9tneofgmd5o6ukvuwyl.jpg)
CB Chykie Brown
![K Josh Brown](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/uvqcjq9ev3jopnzjrskf.jpg)
K Josh Brown
![SAFETY STEVIE BROWN](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/gug1dweupjmwayzdoymr.jpg)
SAFETY STEVIE BROWN
![KICKER CHRIS BOSWELL](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/aiillbexmqfqsy0fguun.jpg)
KICKER CHRIS BOSWELL
![LB Jonathan Casillas](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/nflxp7pv5bdp0okopjhr.jpg)
LB Jonathan Casillas
![OL Emmett Cleary](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/pxigkvbjkpukn0io6byy.jpg)
OL Emmett Cleary
![Safety Landon Collins](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/duact19nwjnkor56rubx.jpg)
Safety Landon Collins
![DB C.J. CONWAY](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/m5kny78ocvzptngfxlwk.jpg)
DB C.J. CONWAY
![WR Victor Cruz](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/lq7wt8ia1saurcbtfgxk.jpg)
WR Victor Cruz
![TE Jerome Cunnigham](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/xq7r3ssljswjyotfbgeq.jpg)
TE Jerome Cunnigham
![RB Orleans Darkwa](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/mdhytbrn7sjir0nu7gno.jpg)
RB Orleans Darkwa
![WR Geremy Davis](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/sbuj8hnhikwzeplousdk.jpg)
WR Geremy Davis
![LS Zak DeOssie](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/wss8wblbqii1og6kzxph.jpg)
LS Zak DeOssie
![TE Larry Donnell](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/n2t5chjwelevouhbyynh.jpg)
TE Larry Donnell
![OL Sean Donnelly](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/hebdsc3vzlxfkvoclujy.jpg)
OL Sean Donnelly
![DT Kenrick Ellis](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/zbznlqpjhfib1kesakzz.jpg)
DT Kenrick Ellis
![LB Cole Farrand](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/oakcimlc0sgsv7wlc37x.jpg)
LB Cole Farrand
![TE Daniel Fells](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/o9j9wubu8yit4tciqady.jpg)
TE Daniel Fells
![CB Chandler Fenner](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/ujl5glk4xuvre8ufelzk.jpg)
CB Chandler Fenner
![OL Ereck Flowers](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/mrccgfy4og511xhekupg.jpg)
OL Ereck Flowers
![OL Adam Gettis](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/odw4jdrzskpr0pih8roe.jpg)
OL Adam Gettis
![DT Dominique Hamilton](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/ezsm10fimhvh3lvt0q9s.jpg)
DT Dominique Hamilton
![DT Johnathan Hankins](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/qiecdzcfpax6hgzblc2a.jpg)
DT Johnathan Hankins
![RB Kenneth Harper](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/nlcgzhc3jc80fuicloot.jpg)
RB Kenneth Harper
![WR/KR Dwayne Harris](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/rlywe63hetspgmex4wse.jpg)
WR/KR Dwayne Harris
![CB Mike Harris](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/iiac8rhbhzb7badasvso.jpg)
CB Mike Harris
![OL Bobby Hart](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/sabxr5s6hjuxnff8hajm.jpg)
OL Bobby Hart
![LB Mark Herzlich](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/soe94hd0sz9deljyrljy.jpg)
LB Mark Herzlich
![CB Jayron Hosley](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/epenbidlikrpozj7apqz.jpg)
CB Jayron Hosley
![FB Henry Hynoski](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/kzeyou6c6v9f2uca0unr.jpg)
FB Henry Hynoski
![DE/DT Cullen Jenkins](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/gcdpofxrrezi8hhhfzvt.jpg)
DE/DT Cullen Jenkins
![RB Rashad Jennings](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/lbkpkph8017rzha9xe4m.jpg)
RB Rashad Jennings
![John Jerry, Offensive Lineman RE-SIGNED WITH GIANTS](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/jnvunauzkzmohtvnoeye.jpg)
John Jerry, Offensive Lineman RE-SIGNED WITH GIANTS
![OL Brett Jones](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/ho3xggf0aj70wt0nkkjh.jpg)
OL Brett Jones
![WR JAMES JONES](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/d400ss9jpn9sqdbdvsv3.jpg)
WR JAMES JONES
![LB Devon Kennard](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/erwvlcnwcoy3oh1wcabs.jpg)
LB Devon Kennard
![DT Markus Kuhn](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/i49ln0l3sfe2ge6qc2hg.jpg)
DT Markus Kuhn
![QB Eli Manning](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/oesxyg8c0mbbygnty7ho.jpg)
QB Eli Manning
![CB Trumaine McBride](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/hwqewo87ptcoyyojwznj.jpg)
CB Trumaine McBride
![LB Jameel McClain](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/ms2s9tjgjzfj6p3mqshp.jpg)
LB Jameel McClain
![SAFETY BRANDON MERIWEATHER](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/gxho62nrklmjk9karc6v.jpg)
SAFETY BRANDON MERIWEATHER
![SAFETY JEROMY MILES](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/ihakvqxwtzxavieipu0c.jpg)
SAFETY JEROMY MILES
![DE Damontre Moore](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/pqtuh8ryku8ngf0kpdbj.jpg)
DE Damontre Moore
![QB Ryan Nassib](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/c1p7v1flbf4xhouz6m9c.jpg)
QB Ryan Nassib
![OT Marshall Newhouse](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/tncamenx37mya3ghtrxh.jpg)
OT Marshall Newhouse
![DE Owa Odighizuwa](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/w44mcgyzxooihipjsjv1.jpg)
DE Owa Odighizuwa
![LB ASHLEE PALMER](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/ddaml7mt9al0scbqzyhp.jpg)
LB ASHLEE PALMER
![WR PRESTON PARKER](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/jot0dfmju8yq3xnjtnge.jpg)
WR PRESTON PARKER
![DE Jason Pierre-Paul (Reserve/Franchise Player)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/pph5jq4a41abx66nerud.jpg)
DE Jason Pierre-Paul (Reserve/Franchise Player)
![RT Justin Pugh](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/e6kenlsaabkrkf1k15fp.jpg)
RT Justin Pugh
![WR Rueben Randle](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/y6xkc5bjep3keiy8umhb.jpg)
WR Rueben Randle
![OL Dallas Reynolds](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/gveooi2suu8pow56vnrt.jpg)
OL Dallas Reynolds
![OL Weston Richburg](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/xypzxjfywjkr65deq55a.jpg)
OL Weston Richburg
![TE Adrien Robinson](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/rgzoylkcdwgqepo4nbui.jpg)
TE Adrien Robinson
![CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/ckzwzcvhhuzmfbn5cteh.jpg)
CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie
![OL Geoff Schwartz](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/kqkulak56sasiwjyghxy.jpg)
OL Geoff Schwartz
![DE George Selvie](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/s3d72vxsiqp7pf4xcgej.jpg)
DE George Selvie
![QB Ricky Stanzi](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/ajvwngpbxrioutyh8zd6.jpg)
QB Ricky Stanzi
![WR Julian Talley](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/erklbieiknwqf5fgujdf.jpg)
WR Julian Talley
![Safety Cooper Taylor](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/gqqcp19haeciobegcre6.jpg)
Safety Cooper Taylor
![LB J.T. Thomas III](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/zggxkb4jku80ghkk9zrv.jpg)
LB J.T. Thomas III
![LB Devin Unga](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/aiboqrnk879cpamly2kl.jpg)
LB Devin Unga
![RB Shane Vereen](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/qi4gziqdjpmfpugibdmz.jpg)
RB Shane Vereen
![DB Trevin Wade](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/idwsxk0lhq4yv2sw0wgj.jpg)
DB Trevin Wade
![WR Corey Washington](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/g7mqlcm7gllmhiqkw46h.jpg)
WR Corey Washington
![Punter Brad Wing](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/lw7lmcot1jb2rp5ihcyp.jpg)
Punter Brad Wing
![FB Nikita Whitlock](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/zzuidfxbtemudevb0q6c.jpg)
FB Nikita Whitlock
![RB Andre Williams](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/louz33vbwnjfgyrjyap1.jpg)
RB Andre Williams
![DE Kerry Wynn](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/hsvbdqwaeucwgpkavw6s.jpg)
DE Kerry Wynn