The Cleveland Browns must replace elite kicker Dustin Hopkins for the stretch run of the regular season, and it appears they made their decision on Christmas Day.
Cleveland inked kicker Riley Patterson to the practice squad on Monday, December 25, one day after Hopkins suffered a hamstring injury against the Houston Texans.
“The Cleveland Browns have signed K Riley Patterson to the practice squad,” per the team’s official website.
Browns Ink Former Lions Kicker to Replace InjuredHe made good on 15-of-17 field goals and 35-of-37 extra point tries through 13 games in Detroit before the franchise abruptly dumped him two weeks ago in favor of six-year veteran Michael Badgley.
Patterson missed both of his extra points on the year during his final three games with Detroit, one in a 29-22 loss to the Green Bay Packers on November 23 and the other in a 28-13 loss against the Chicago Bears on December 10. Dustin Hopkins…..
