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Brandon McManus and his big leg couldn't beat out the reliability of veteran kicker Josh Brown for the Giants top spot.

McManus has been informed that Brown has won the Giants kicking job, a league source told NJ.com. The source spoke on condition of anonymity because the move wasn't officially announced.

In the highly competitive position battle at Giants place-kicker, incumbent Josh Brown took a step back Wednesday, missing a long field goal attempt on the last play of practice -- not the kind of taste you want to leave when you're trying to hold off a strong challenge from the very strong-legged Brandon McManus.

Throughout training camp, Giants kickers Josh Brown and Brandon McManus have alternated turns at practice. During the first preseason game, McManus took and made the lone field goal attempt from 47 yards, while Brown made both extra points (more on that below). Special teams coordinator Tom Quinn was asked today if the competition is as close as it seems on the outside. “Yeah. You guys have seen it every day,” he said. “They’re both competing and have really strong legs. They both have pretty good accuracy at this point. It’ll be interesting to see how it all plays out.”