For the second day in a row, the Browns have made a move with respect to their special teams. The team announced on Tuesday that they have re-signed kicker Chase McLaughlin.
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McLaughlin originally entered the league when he signed with the Bills as a UDFA in 2019. He actually made his debut with the Colts, however, spending four games in Indianapolis. That was followed by another four contests with the Chargers, and three with the 49ers to end a busy rookie campaign.
The soon-to-be 26-year-old then found himself kicking for two new teams in 2020. He was with the Jaguars for three games, and the Jets for one more that year. Between his five stops prior to Cleveland, he made 22 of 28 field goal attempts, good for a success rate of 78.6%.
In Cleveland (who was awarded the Illinois alum off waivers), McLaughlin spent a full season with one team for the first time in the pros. He had a down year compared to his career averages, though, making 15 of 21 field goals (71.4%). He did, on the other hand, make all four of his kicks from beyond 50 yards, and only missed one of 37 extra point attempts.
With McLaughlin back in the fold, the Browns’ kicking unit appears set. They already have long snapper Charley Hughlett under contract for one more season, and added punter Corey Bojorquez yesterday.
Hopefully they have a plan B
It would probably involve having an OL mimic Lou Groza.
Love when Browns invest in garbage / average players. But yet , everyone says , oh they have Such a good roster. … they say all this and never win. Crap kicker for crap team
We got Watson.
Yes they did. Totally destroyed the massage industry in north eastern Ohio. Watson is good but I still don’t see them beating out Cincy or Ravens.
Did it though……
They beat out the Ravens last year with Mayfield. Plus Joe Burrow has never beaten the Browns.
Oh good grief. Stop with the Burrow never beating Browns … for starters he only played them 1 time last year because the last game didn’t matter. Can you really take that angle ?? Ok , no Browns but KC twice , Titans , Ravens twice , Steelers twice … come with that BS in 5 years. If he hasn’t beaten the BROWNS then … we can talk. You act as if “ The Browns “ are this above all team Burrow has to beat … his first year he only played 10 games.
He doesn’t match up well with the Browns. The Browns are 3 deep at corner and they rush the passer well with just their front 4. How come you can give Burrow credit for beating KC twice but you don’t give Cleveland credit for beating Burrow 3 times? I guarantee you in 5 years, the Browns will have a better 2-3 year record than the Bengals. The Browns are better everywhere but receiver. Quarterback I’ll say is a draw
The Browns DL except for Garrett is nothing to brag about!