Dustin Hopkins
| Date | News |
| 9/09/25 | Fans are blaming the wrong person for Browns' kicker disaster after the loss to the Bengals — Jimmy Watkins. Browns kicker Andre Szmyt is surrounded by cameras, and the flash makes him look like Dustin Hopkins. When Szmyt missed two kicks during Sunday's 17-16 loss against the Bengals, Cleveland shifted into standard operating procedure. Then his teammates shift blame from the kicker's foot, as quarterback Joe Flacco, edge rusher Myles Garrett, and cornerback Greg Newsome II (among others) all did on Sunday. Source: https://www.cleveland.com/browns/2025/09/fans-are-... |
| 8/24/25 | Andre Szmyt vs. Dustin Hopkins: Browns' kicker battle projected for crucial decision after game-winning FG. This is a key call in Cleveland. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/andre-szmyt-vs-du... |
| 8/17/25 | Browns turn up the heat on struggling kicker before regular season. After a thrilling 2023 season, where Dustin Hopkins was nearly perfect for the Cleveland Browns, it was no surprise to see him sign a three-year, $15.9 million contract extension, which made him a top-five paid kicker at the time. Hopkins finished the 2023 season going 33 of 36 and set an NFL record with 5-straight games where he made a 50-yard-plus attempt. Hopkins originally was traded for after the failed Cade York experiment, and now the writing could be on the wall that Hopkins will be out for a former UFL kicker, Andrew Szmyt. Source: https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/nfl/cleveland-brow... |
| 7/20/25 | Browns 2025 training camp position preview | Can Dustin Hopkins bounce back from 2024?. The 10th in a series looking at the Browns position groups entering training camp puts the spotlight on the specialists, especially the placekicker. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/browns-2025-train... |
| 6/01/25 | Browns kicking situation: Dustin Hopkins the only option?. Is there an issue with the special teams group? Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/browns-kicking-si... |
| 12/27/24 | Myles Garrett still working through Browns offseason plans and Dustin Hopkins will kick: Berea Report (Video). Myles Garrett still working through Browns offseason plans; Dustin Hopkins will kick: Berea Report By Dan Labbe, cleveland.com Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland.com Ashley Bastock, cleveland.com BEREA, Ohio — Browns pass rusher Myles Garrett talked on Friday about some of the fallout from his comments last week about not wanting to be part of a rebuild after this season. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe start their daily recap video by discussing Garrett admitting some discussions have already happened with the front office. Then they shift their attention to the game against the Dolphins on Sunday, starting with kicker Dustin Hopkins remaining in his role, even after the Browns signed another Source: https://www.cleveland.com/browns/2024/12/myles-gar... |
| 12/24/24 | Cleveland Browns sign former Syracuse kicker to practice squad. The Browns gave kicker Dustin Hopkins a game off against the Chiefs in Week 15 and now, after Hopkins missed an extra point against the Bengals on Sunday, they are adding a kicker to their practice squad once again. Source: https://www.syracuse.com/orangefootball/2024/12/cl... |
| 12/24/24 | Dustin Hopkins' latest miss leads Browns to add kicker Andre Szmyt to practice squad. Dustin Hopkins' latest miss in a 24-6 loss to the Bengals has led the Browns to add kicker Andre Szmyt to the practice squad. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/dustin-hopkins-latest-mis... |
| 12/23/24 | Browns face familiar struggles in loss to Bengals: Game recap (Video). Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe start their game recap video by talking about Thompson-Robinson and the offense in another disappointing loss and Kevin Stefanski's decision to stick with Thompson-Robinson. Then they talk about kicker Dustin Hopkins, who missed an extra point on Sunday and the continuned concerns about the kicking game and its future. Source: https://www.cleveland.com/browns/2024/12/browns-fa... |
| 12/22/24 | What Browns kicker Dustin Hopkins said after missing his lone kick in loss to Bengals following week off. A week off for Dustin Hopkins did not, in fact, remedy the Browns' kicking woes. Against the Cincinnati Bengals in Cleveland's 24-6 loss, Hopkins missed his only kick of the afternoon — an extra-point attempt at the 5:50 mark in the third quarter — hanging the ball wide right. Hopkins is now just 16 of 19 on PATs this year. Source: https://www.cleveland.com/browns/2024/12/what-brow... |
| 12/19/24 | Dustin Hopkins gains 'new perspective' watching from Browns sideline during 'mini bye'. Browns kicker Dustin Hopkins called his one game not kicking like a mini bye, but said it provided him a new perspective. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/dustin-hopkins-gains-pers... |
| 12/18/24 | Dustin Hopkins to kick vs. the Bengals; Riley Patterson gets signed by another team; David Njoku's status: Browns takeaways. Dustin Hopkins will be back in the saddle Sunday against the Bengals, Kevin Stefanski said. Patterson, who didn't attempt any field goals against the Chiefs, was signed Wednesday off the practice squad. Source: https://www.cleveland.com/browns/2024/12/dustin-ho... |
| 12/13/24 | Browns kicking situation remains in flux ahead of Chiefs game. Who will kick for the Browns on Sunday when the reigning two-time defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs come to town? Will it be Dustin Hopkins, who has struggled in recent weeks and missed two more kicks against Pittsburgh on Sunday? Or will it be Riley Patterson, who the team just signed to the practice squad this week? Hopkins said on Friday the team hadn't yet told him how they would handle kicking duties on Sunday. Source: https://www.cleveland.com/browns/2024/12/browns-ki... |
| 12/11/24 | Browns 'will work through' kicker questions with Dustin Hopkins, Riley Patterson this week. Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said the team plans to work through the issues they have at kicker this week with Dustin Hopkins and Riley Patterson. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/browns-kicker-questions-d... |
| 12/09/24 | Kevin Stefanski on Dustin Hopkins: He's our kicker, I expect him to work through it. The Browns were losing 13-7 to the Steelers late in the first half of Sunday's game, but they put themselves in position to get points on both sides of the break. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/kevin-stefanski-dustin-ho... |
| 12/08/24 | Another Browns season fades away in Pittsburgh; what gives you faith next year will be better: Dan Labbe. We've seen worse losses in Pittsburgh than what happened to the Browns on Sunday at Acrisure Stadium in a 27-14 defeat. This felt more like a continuation of an “if it can go wrong, it will go wrong” season, all the way up to kicker Dustin Hopkins once again missing field goals that could have at least kept things interesting. This was the 2024 edition of the Browns in a nutshell, the team that, if we're being honest, had no business being the first to sweep the Steelers since 1988, a team that made you wonder on Sunday if George Pickens was right when he blamed the snow more than the opponent for their loss a few weeks ago. The Browns can now fade quietly out of the 2024 season, officially eliminated from the playoffs and with no significant games left on their schedule -- one of their lone remaining prime-time games against Cincinnati was flexed out of Thursday night weeks ago. Source: https://www.cleveland.com/browns/2024/12/another-b... |
| 11/18/24 | Browns Urged To Target Replacement At Critical Position. While a plethora of issues plagued the Browns in their loss, they have one glaring hole that is becoming more and more of a problem: kicker. Dustin Hopkins missed three field goals during Cleveland's loss to the Saints, but luckily for him, only two counted because a penalty nullified a 32-yard misfire. Source: https://www.si.com/nfl/browns/news/cleveland-brown... |
| 11/17/24 | Dustin Hopkins 'expects better' than to be 'weak link' in Browns loss to Saints. Dustin Hopkins missed two field goals in the first half against the Saints, which was really three misses thanks to one being overturned by penalty. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/dustin-hopkins-expects-be... |
| 10/21/24 | Browns' Dustin Hopkins weighs short-term gain vs. long-term pain on kickoff | Takeaways. Dustin Hopkins' hamstring injury from last year played a role in what the Browns kicker did on the Bengals' opening kickoff return. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/browns-dustin-hopkins-wei... |
| 10/06/24 | Browns lose long snapper in game against Commanders. The Browns lost one of their longest-tenured players in their game against the Commanders on Sunday. Long snapper Charley Hughlett left the game and was ruled out with a rib injury. Tight end Blake Whiteheart took over as the long snapper on Dustin Hopkins' 31-yard field goal with 12:12 left in the third quarter. Hughlett, 34, has been with the Browns since 2015 and signed a contract extension last season. Source: https://www.cleveland.com/browns/2024/10/browns-lo... |
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