Titans sign former Browns kicker Cade York to practice squad

The Tennessee Titans announced the signing of former Cleveland Browns kicker Cade York to their practice squad on Wednesday. York, going into his second season, struggled in preseason action for the Browns, going 4-for-8 on field goals, and 8 of 8 on extra points.

The former fourth-round draft pick opted not to sign with the Browns practice squad when they gave him the opportunity after his release on Tuesday. Instead, he’s headed for a fresh start in Nashville with the Titans

“Disappointed how it all worked out,” Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski said after York made his decision, via Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com. “Not surprised ultimately that he went somewhere else, but that’s kind of the nature of this business really.”

Cleveland Browns replace former 4th-round kicker York

The Cleveland Browns ended up replacing York with veteran kicker Dustin Hopkins. They traded the Chargers a 2025 seventh-round pick to acquire Hopkins.

As a rookie, the young kicker went 24-for-32 on field goals, good for 75% makes. He also went 37-for-39 on extra-point attempts. The 22-year-old’s career-long is 58 yards. Last season, he missed three of eight kicks from 50+ yards out.

York went viral this preseason after sharing highlights of himself on his Instagram page during the Eagles-Browns game. Then, after he missed a potential game-winning field goal twice, he decided to delete the post. The Eagles were called for illegal formation after one of his misses and then he missed a second time. The game ended in an 18-18 tie.

York was one of the best kickers in college football during his time with the LSU Tigers. 

During his time with the Tigers, the kicker made 54 of his 66 field goal attempts. Additionally, York was 15 of 19 on kicks from 50 yards or further, booming the 57-yard game-winner against Florida.

As far as extra points, the former Tigers kicker was near perfect, sinking 164 of 168 extra-point attempts for LSU.

With York on the practice squad, the Titans also traded a 2025 seventh-round pick to New England on Tuesday for veteran kicker Nick Folk. The almost-39-year-old Folk is currently tied for 23rd on the all-time list with 353 career field goals. He also ranks fifth among active kickers. Over his 16 seasons in the league, Folk has kicked for New England, Dallas, New York (Jets), and Tampa Bay.

On3’s Steve Samra also contributed to this article.