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On YouTubeCleveland Browns News / Cleveland Browns on SI / June 24
Insider Names Surprising Cleveland Browns Cut Candidate
The Cleveland Browns will have plenty of decisions to make between now and the start of the 2025 NFL season, and that includes making some potentially surprising cuts.
Cleveland Browns News / Browns Nation / June 5
Browns Coach Sends Clear Message About Dustin Hopkins’ Struggles 
The Cleveland Browns need to get back on their feet early this season. They can’t afford to shoot themselves in the foot, and that means capitalizing on every scoring option they have.
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Cleveland Browns News / Dawgs By Nature / June 1
Browns kicking situation: Dustin Hopkins the only option?
Is there an issue with the special teams group? Last year, the NFL season did not go the way the Cleveland Browns drew it up on paper. After winning 11 games in 2023 and making the postseason, hopes were really high.
Cleveland Browns News / Cleveland Browns on SI / January 1
Cleveland Browns Standing by Struggling Player For Future
Sometimes the a player just has a bad season. That's what the Cleveland Browns are banking on when it comes to kicker Dustin Hopkins moving forward. Special teams coordinator Bubba Ventrone acknowledged that it's been a difficult year for Hopkins during the 2024 campaign.
Cleveland Browns News / Cleveland Browns on SI / December 21
Cleveland Browns Kicker Reveals How Week Off Helped Him Get Right
Football is a fickle mistress. Cleveland Browns kicker Dustin Hopkins has experienced that first hand during the 2024 season. A year ago, Hopkins was a Pro Bowl alternate, having posted career marks for his field goal kicking.
NFL News / Cleveland Browns on SI / December 18
Atlanta Falcons Sign Cleveland Browns' Kicker
The Cleveland Browns have had two kickers competing with each other for playing time. Dustin Hopkins and Riley Patterson have been battling for the job.
Cleveland Browns News / NFL on ClutchPoints / December 15
Browns’ Kevin Stefanski benches Dustin Hopkins vs. Chiefs
As the Cleveland Browns get ready to face the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 15 head coach Kevin Stefanski made the unusual move of benching starting kicker Dustin Hopkins and going with a backup just over an hour before kickoff.
NFL News / Cleveland Browns on SI / December 15
Cleveland Browns vs. Kansas City Chiefs Week 15 Inactives
It's been a season of continued struggles for kicker Dustin Hopkins, so much so that the Cleveland Browns are opting for a temporary kicking change for the team's matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs.
Cleveland Browns News / Dawg Pound Daily / December 15
The Cleveland Browns have a kicking problem - again
The Cleveland Browns have had a revolving door at the kicker position for what feels like forever. Ever since Browns legend Phil Dawson left the team the position has been unsettled.
Cleveland Browns News / Pro Football Rumors / December 14
Latest news suggests Browns could change kickers
Hopkins has been having the worst kicking year of his career.
Cleveland Browns News / Cleveland Browns on SI / December 12
Cleveland Browns Weighing Crucial Decision For Dustin Hopkins
Kicking is a fickle mistress. Nobody knows that more than Cleveland Browns kicker Dustin Hopkins. One year after delivering the best kicking performance of his career and being named a Pro Bowl alternate, Hopkins kicking swing has deserted him.
Cleveland Browns News / Dawg Pound Daily / December 11
Kevin Stefanski hints that Browns found a Dustin Hopkins replacement
64 percent accuracy. That's what Cleveland Browns kicker Dustin Hopkins is carrying into the team's Week 15 contest against the Kansas City Chiefs. Hopkins, who was recently given an extension to stay with Cleveland in the 2024 offseason, has certainly not lived up to the expectations set for him with that extension.
Cleveland Browns News / Pro Football Rumors / December 9
Browns will not replace K Dustin Hopkins
Hopkins missed field-goal attempts of 38 and 45 yards while the Browns were trailing 13-7 on Sunday.
Cleveland Browns News / Cleveland Browns on SI / November 17
Browns K Dustin Hopkins Has Plan To Fix Kicking Struggles
Week 11 proved to be a tough day at the office for Cleveland Browns kicker Dustin Hopkins. The 34-year-old spoiled two different potential first-half scoring drives for Cleveland in a 35-14 loss to the New Orleans Saints.
Cleveland Browns News / Athlon Sports / November 17
Dustin Hopkins Misses 2 FGs as Browns Trail Saints at Half
In a homecoming of sorts for Cleveland Browns quarterback Jameis Winston, it's the Saints who lead 14-6 at the half in New Orleans on Sunday afternoon in Week 11.
Cleveland Browns News / NFL on ClutchPoints / July 18
Dustin Hopkins’ message after official Browns move has fans fired up
Dustin Hopkins’ three-year, $15.9 million contract extension with the Cleveland Browns is now official, and the kicker was fired up during his video for the team on social media, which included a message for the fans.
Cleveland Browns News / Field Level Media / July 15
Report: Browns agree to 3-year, $15.9M extension with K Dustin Hopkins
The Cleveland Browns and kicker Dustin Hopkins agreed to a three-year, $15.9 million extension, according to multiple reports on Monday. The deal puts Hopkins under contract with the Browns through the 2027 season.
Cleveland Browns News / Pro Football Rumors / July 15
Veteran kicker lands three-year extension with Browns
The deal keeps him in Cleveland through the 2027 campaign. The veteran was set to hit free agency following the 2024 season.
Cleveland Browns News / NFLTradeRumors.co / July 15
Browns Signing K Dustin Hopkins To Three-Year Extension
The Cleveland Browns are signing K Dustin Hopkins to a three-year, $15.9 million extension, according to Adam Schefter. Hopkins, 33, is a former sixth-round pick of the Bills back in 2013.
Cleveland Browns News / Full Press Coverage / January 10, 2024
Browns: Dustin Hopkins Unlikely To Play Saturday
The Cleveland Browns are likely to be without kicker Dustin Hopkins for this Saturday’s playoff game against the Houston Texans. Head coach Kevin Stefanski announced that it is unlikely that Hopkins will be available in Houston.
NFL News / Larry Brown Sports / December 25, 2023
Browns sign new kicker following injury to Dustin Hopkins
Hopkins suffered a hamstring injury during the team’s 36-22 win over the Houston Texans in Week 16 on Sunday.
NFL News / Houston Texans on SI / December 24, 2023
Browns Kicker Dustin Hopkins OUT For Remainder of Game vs. Texans
Cleveland Browns kicker Dustin Hopkins is ruled out for the remainder of Sunday's game against the Houston Texans with a hamstring injury, potentially impacting Cleveland's offensive strategy on Sunday.
Cleveland Browns News / A to Z Sports / December 11, 2023
Browns K Dustin Hopkins put his name in team history forever in Week 14
Before this season, it had been quite some time that the Cleveland Browns had a dependable kicker for the entirety of a season. There are still four games left in the regular season and Dustin Hopkins is the new franchise record holder for field goals made in a season.
Cleveland Browns News / Cleveland Browns on SI / December 6, 2023
Why December — And Week 14 — Is A Crucial Time For Dustin Hopkins
Dustin Hopkins has been the NFL’s best and hardest working kicker this season — no other kicker has booted more than his 30 field goals, nor has any kicker been asked to attempt more than his 33 field-goal tries.
NFL News / Yardbarker / October 26, 2023
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Los Angeles Chargers News / Yardbarker / July 28, 2023
Chargers' kicker battle hits the field on second day of camp
The top of the depth chart is pretty much set for the Chargers. Aside from some potential shuffling at defensive back and a joust between Joshua Palmer and rookie Quentin Johnston for the No. 3 receiver gig, L.A. doesn't have a whole lot to worry about at the top of the roster. One starting job that is very much up for grabs is the kicker job.
Los Angeles Chargers News / Yardbarker / October 18, 2022
Pat McAfee: Chargers' Dustin Hopkins is an 'absolute dawg' for kicking through hamstring injury
In the Chargers' 19-16 overtime victory against the Broncos on Monday, Hopkins made all four of his field-goal attempts despite a right hamstring injury suffered during the game.
NFL News / Yardbarker / October 17, 2022
Watch: Muffed punt dooms Broncos in 'MNF' loss to Chargers
With the 19-16 win on Monday Night, the Chargers move to 4-2 on the season, while Nathaniel Hackett and the Broncos are 2-4.
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