BEREA, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns are switching kickers lower than two weeks prior to the season opener.

On Monday, the Browns got Dustin Hopkins from the Los Angeles Chargers, a supply informed ESPN, finishing Cade York’s tenure as Cleveland’s kicker.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that the Browns despatched a seventh-round select to the Chargers in go back.

York, 22, was once a fourth-round draft select of the Browns in 2022. He nailed a 58-yard, game-winning farmland function to defeat the Carolina Panthers in his rookie debut. However York has struggled ever since, together with this preseason.

On Aug. 18 in Philadelphia, York ignored two game-winning makes an attempt, getting a 2nd attempt then a penalty.

After in Saturday’s preseason loss in Kansas Town, York had a possible game-winning farmland function banned. He additionally ignored an excess level attempt.

On Sunday, Browns schoolmaster Kevin Stefanski wouldn’t decide to York excess Cleveland’s kicker.

“I think all roster decisions and those types of things are things that we talk about internally,” Stefanski responded when requested if York would get started the opener in opposition to Cincinnati.

Latter yr, even with the Carolina game-winner, York made most effective 24 of 32 farmland function makes an attempt (75%) for one of the crucial worst conversion charges of any initiation kicker within the league.

The 32-year-old Hopkins has made 84.8% of his 224 farmland function makes an attempt in his profession. That incorporated making 9 of 10 over 5 video games for the Chargers utmost season. He additionally has transformed 94.4% of his 234 point-after makes an attempt in his profession.

Hopkins have been competing with Cameron Dicker for the Chargers’ kicking task all through coaching camp.