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Missed Giants FG Triggers Trainer’s Tumor Surgery, Koo Released

4/30/2026

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A missed New York Giants field goal on Dec 1, 2025 caused trainer Mark Toothaker to seize, leading University of Kentucky Hospital doctors to remove a brain tumor.
Toothaker, a manager watching from Lexington home with wife nurse Malory, returned home days after surgery and attended Kentucky Derby with his horse Further Ado.
The botched kick was widely mocked, hurt the Giants’ 2025 season, and led to Younghoe Koo’s release two weeks later.

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A missed New York Giants field goal on Dec 1, 2025 caused trainer Mark Toothaker to seize, leading University of Kentucky Hospital doctors to remove a brain tumor.
Toothaker, a manager watching from Lexington home with wife nurse Malory, returned home days after surgery and attended Kentucky Derby with his horse Further Ado.
The botched kick was widely mocked, hurt the Giants’ 2025 season, and led to Younghoe Koo’s release two weeks later.