The Browns have reduced their roster to 53 players, confirming they will have a new kicker for 2025 in the process.

Veteran Dustin Hopkins was released as part of Cleveland’s moves on Tuesday.

Hopkins, 34, had been with Cleveland since 2023, hitting 91.7 percent of his field goals that year. But Hopkins struggled mightily in 2024, hitting just 18-of-27 field goals and 17-of-20 extra points.

Andre Szymt remains at kicker on the 53-man roster. After going undrafted in 2023 out of Syracuse, Szmyt spent time with the Bears. But he was more recently with the St. Louis Battlehawks of the UFL before joining the Browns’ practice squad last December. He remained with the club on a futures deal. While he was waived in early June, he was re-signed to the roster on June 26.

To get down to 53 playe

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