Cade York’s Instagram account posted his celebration of one of his two first half field goals at halftime. The post was deleted after the Browns kicker missed two late potential game-winners. Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said Friday that York did not post the content himself, but that he will address the issue with the second-year player. The bigger question is whether the Browns can trust York. He missed a 49-yarder wide right in the Hall of Fame Game and a 46-yarder wide right last week against the Commanders. On Thursday night, York made field goals of 43, 37 and 43 before two misses. He missed a 47-yarder wide right with 1:56 left in a tie game, but the Eagles had an illegal formation. He then missed wide left from 41 yards. Stefanski said York will face no competition as the Browns don’t intend to add a kicker. “That’s just our decision,” Stefanski said Friday, via Daryl Ruiter of 92.3 The Fan. “Obviously, Cade’s our kicker. We support him. We have a ton of confidence in him. That’s really as simple as that.” Ruiter said York has been nearly perfect in practice. York has been anything but in three exhibition games, raising concern for Browns fans if not for the team. “I just think now’s the time to work on our craft,” Stefanski said. “And obviously, kickers want to make every kick. We want Cade to make every kick. You just got to continue to work through it. I mean, it’s really as simple as that. The kid works very hard. He’ll continue to do that.” York said after the game that his confidence would not be shaken, and the Browns obviously feel the same way. “With any young player, certainly you’ve seen it with kickers, you do go through a tough period here or there,” Stefanski said. “I have a ton of confidence in Cade because I’ve seen him do it in practice. I’ve seen him do it in games. So he’ll continue to work. But I really feel it’s no different than any other player that they’ve got to work on their craft, and now’s the time to do that. Obviously, Cade wants to make every kick. We want him to make every kick. It’s an occupational hazard that you’re going to miss one. It’s just how you deal with it and how you bounce back from it.” York, a fourth-round pick in 2022, made only 24 of 32 field goal attempts last season, including three misses from 30-39 yards. He also missed two extra points. NBC
Awesome! Im a huge fan of Thompson-Robertson and Watkins JR. I think they will be great in the NFL and a great plus for the Browns.
"Cleveland now has close to $34M in cap space" And they're gonna need every penny of it (along with Bitonio's restructure) to roll over into 2024.
Wow, Jaelen Darden was so bad you released him twice, just to make sure he’s gone for good! nice job Lym! I wouldn’t change a thing! I wonder if anyone would be stupid enough to sign Anthony Schwartz based on his experience? The tape doesn’t lie, he’s been a huge disappointment.
Chalk that up to yet another brain fart. Now I have to find one more player to release or put on the PS.
It shows 53 players because Darden was counted twice. I'm thinking Jakeem Grant. He was brought in to return kicks/punts but hasn't stayed healthy enough to contribute anything.
I will be surprised if Isaiah McGuire doesn't make the team. If he gets cut, he probably won't end up on the practice squad, another team will snatch him up.
You're absolutely right. I went and looked at PFF grades from last year and Alex Wright came in with a dismal rating of 38.4 so I swapped Wright and McGuire. That resulted in: of the 9 players on the 2023 D-Line, 8 of them played somewhere else last year (1 trade, 5 UFA's and 2 draft picks).
