Chris

Blewitt

The Browns also released kicker Chris Blewitt. After drafting LSU kicker Cade York in the fourth round, the team had no plans of holding a kick-off in training camp. York joins a team that should be an elite offense in 2022, making him an intriguing fantasy option for leagues that still utilize the kicker position.

Washington head coach Ron Rivera said before the team’s Week 9 bye that Blewitt would remain the starter in the season’s second half. His resolve apparently faded. The Football Team signed Joey Slye and parted ways with the unfortunately named Blewitt, whose surname produced good Twitter content, if nothing else.

Slye’s 2021 world tour will continue in Washington. Waived by Carolina in August, Slye caught on with he Texans in September and played for the 49ers in October, filling in for injured starters at both stops. The Football Team released Chris Blewitt and will roll with Slye -- for now. Slye, who’s hit seven of eight field goal attempts and two of four extra points, won’t have much fantasy value on a bad Football Team.

Hopkins had been Washington’s kicker since 2015, making 84% of his field goal attempts. Coming off a down year in 2020, Washington decided to move on from the 31 year old, following a week when Hopkins missed a 42 yard attempt against the Chiefs. Blewitt made 70% of his career field goal attempts in a four year career at Pittsburgh. He has yet to log a professional attempt, but that will likely change against the Packers in Week 7.

He lost out to Elliott Fry and Eddy Pineiro in Chicago’s kicker competition. 24-year-old Blewitt is a longshot to resurface.