Browns’ Dustin Hopkins injured trying to chase down Texans’ Dameon Pierce on 98-yard kickoff return TD

Hopkins was reportedly diagnosed with a hamstring injury. Though he eventually took a practice kick on the sideline after a thorough evaluation by team medical personnel, punter Corey Bojorquez was also seen taking practice kicks into the net, per Zac Jackson of The Athletic.

Cleveland has yet to make an official decision on Hopkins’ status for the remainder of Week 16. However, the fact the Browns went for two after scoring their latest touchdown against Houston—with Bojorquez assuming subsequent kickoff duties—suggests Hopkins’ day may be over.

Hopkins has been the best kicker in football this season, entering Sunday’s action with a league-high 33 field goals on 36 attempts. He’s a perfect 8-of-8 from beyond 50 yards, too, the league’s only kicker with many 50-yard makes regardless of accuracy.

The 33-year-old’s exploits give him a chance to break legendary running back Jim Brown’s team record for points scored in a single season. Dustin Hopkins wasn’t interested in addressing that possibility on Friday, though, insisting he doesn’t much care for numbers.

“Don’t say anything,” he said about potentially passing Brown, per Chris Easterling of the Akron Beacon-Journal. “Somebody has alluded to something, but I don’t know specifics and I don’t want to know specifics. … It’s not even superstitious. I don’t want to know anything. I’m not big on numbers. I don’t really pay attention to stats in season. I’ll look at all that postseason or after something happens, somebody will end up telling me and it’s like, oh, OK, it’s done.”