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Pat Leonard

Giants end two-time Super Bowl winner Zak DeOssie's season on Thanksgiving Day

NEW YORK _ The Giants abruptly ended two-time Super Bowl winning long-snapper Zak DeOssie's season _ and likely his Giant career _ on Thanksgiving Day.

The Giants are planning to place him on injured reserve, per NFL Network.

DeOssie, 35, part of a struggling kicking unit that has created enormous internal angst in the organization, practiced normally on Wednesday.

The Daily News spoke with him after practice, and there was nothing out of the ordinary.

But on Thursday morning, with no media present, DeOssie suddenly was listed as not practicing with knee and wrist injuries.

And now GM Dave Gettleman has ended DeOssie's season. Recently signed practice squadder Colin Holba, 25, is in line to replace him.

DeOssie is on a one-year deal. The 13�year veteran has spent his entire career with the Giants, but his time with the team is clearly at an end.

The Giants also tried out four kickers on Tuesday, and there is a ton of pressure on Aldrick Rosas to avoid missing a kick a six straight game on Sunday, if he even makes it to that game.

DeOssie going on I.R. means that no one from the Giants' most recent Super Bowl teams likely will participate the rest of the season. And no one will remain from those rosters at all in 2020.

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