Cleveland Browns cornerback Greg Newsome II’s season is over due to a hamstring injury, and the Browns also waived wide receiver/punt returner Kadarius Toney on Tuesday. With the Browns at 3-10 and headed toward an uncertain future in large part because they still have more than $170 million in salary-cap commitments to quarterback Deshaun Watson, both of general manager Andrew …
Ninth and final in a series of stories profiling top high school football players by position. The rubber ball went far enough and high enough for Kreinbring to launch a kicking journey that has led him to Loyola High, where the 16-year-old junior is ready to join the long and illustrious group of outstanding kickers and punters in Cubs lore. …
HOUSTON — When running back Dare Ogunbowale was thrust into action as Houston’s emergency kicker Sunday against Tampa Bay he was ready for whatever he might be asked to do. “But I was staying ready for it.” And with the game tied in the fourth quarter, the Texans called on him to attempt his first field goal since high school. …
The Washington Commanders re-signed kicker Joey Slye on Monday, a move designed to solidify a position that was in flux much of last season. Slye and Johnson were the third and fourth kickers Washington used last season after going through Dustin Hopkins and Chris Blewitt. Slye goes in as the favorite after going a perfect 12 of 12 on field …
The Carolina Panthers have placed kicker Zane Gonzalez on injured reserve and signed Lirim Hajrullahu off Washington’s practice squad to replace him. The Panthers also signed kicker Alex Kessman to the practice squad as a backup. Gonzalez injured his quadriceps during warmups prior to Sunday’s 31-14 loss to the Buffalo Bills, leaving the Panthers without a kicker for the game. …
In this 10-part series, Paul Dehner Jr. and Jay Morrison take a deep dive into the Bengals’ draft strategy by taking stock of each position and addressing where need, talent and fit intersect. Bengals’ recent draft history • 2017: Jake Elliott, fifth round • 2000: Neil Rackers, sixth round • 1993: Doug Pelfrey, eighth round Key variable Is it worthwhile …
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Mike Vrabel insists signing Stephen Gostkowski is all about what the three-time Super Bowl champ can do for the Titans this season, not about the kicker’s New England ties to the Tennessee coach and general manager. Vrabel was a teammate of Gostkowski for the kicker’s first three seasons in New England, while Titans general manager Jon Robinson …