EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- When the New York Giants open the season at AT&T Stadium on Sept. 11, the first player to touch the ball could be Tom Obarski.

Who?

Tom Obarski, a second-year kicker out of Concordia-St. Paul. He might be the Giants' opening-day kicker after Josh Brown was suspended one game for violating the NFL's conduct policy. Brown faced a domestic violence charge last year following an incident with his now ex-wife. The charge was later dropped.

The Giants knew the suspension was a possibility when they re-signed Brown this offseason to a two-year, $4 million deal. So they surely had a contingency plan in mind. Obarski was clearly one of the options.

Here's a breakdown of them all:

Obarski

The Giants had Obarski in for a tryout last October when Brown was dealing with a leg injury. Obarski impressed enough to earn a reserve/futures contract after the season.

Obarski, who spent last summer with the Cincinnati Bengals, has been inconsistent to date with the Giants. But he'll have his chance to impress, beginning Saturday in Buffalo.

"We're going to give Tom an opportunity to kick a lot this Saturday and we'll see how he does," coach Ben McAdoo said. "He has a golden opportunity."

It should last most of the preseason with Brown, 37, being a proven veteran and not needing a ton of work in games in order to be ready for the season. He has been around long enough to cede some of his preseason playing time to the untested Obarski.

Veteran free agent

There will be a proven veteran or two who shake free from a roster after final cut-downs. It happens every year. The Bucs cut Connor Barth last summer. It was Shayne Graham and Ryan Succop the previous year.

The problem is that these could be costly moves for the Giants. Vested veterans on the Week 1 roster have their full 2016 salary guaranteed.

Let's use Jets kicker Nick Folk as an example, since he's currently battling rookie Ross Martin for a job. If Folk were cut and the Giants wanted to sign him for Week 1, it would cost them $985,000.

The Giants also likely won't want to sign a veteran who has yet to collect his termination pay. That could prove costly for one week of work.

Waiver wire

This is the most likely option if the Giants decide Obarski isn't their guy. A player like Martin, if waived by the Jets, would be a perfect choice. Dolphins undrafted rookie Marshall Koehn is another potential option. He's currently mired in a kicking competition with Andrew Franks.

It doesn't need to be a rookie. Any kicker with less than four years' experience would fit the Giants' requirements as a one-week replacement.

Come Sept. 3, there is a good chance the Giants will be watching who gets cut closely.

Others

I've already received questions about punter Brad Wing or even wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. handling kicking duties for a week.

No. Just no. Not going to happen. They have other jobs, and a free-agent kicker is, to put it simply, significantly better than them.