Browns trade backup kicker to Washington for conditional draft compensation, per report

The Commanders add competition at kicker ahead of the regular season

By Josh Edwards Aug 22, 2024 at 8:31 am ET• 1 min read

The Cleveland Browns have traded backup kicker Cade York to the Washington Commanders in exchange for a conditional seventh round draft selection, per Cleveland.com.

York was Cleveland's fourth-round draft pick in 2022. In his first season out of LSU, he converted 75% of his 32 field goal attempts, in addition to missing two of his 37 extra point attempts. His professional career began with a crescendo by kicking a game winner in Week 1 of the 2022 regular season, defeating former No. 1 overall selection and Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield and the Carolina Panthers. However, a lack of consistency throughout the season led the team to acquire veteran kicker Dustin Hopkins from the Los Angeles Chargers the following offseason. 

York was waived and signed to the Tennessee Titans practice squad. The New York Giants signed him off of Tennessee's practice squad during the regular season but later placed him on the injured reserve. York re-signed with Cleveland this offseason. They were likely to place him on the practice squad but knew that he would not clear waivers, so they opted to trade him and get something in return. 

The LSU product went 2-for-2 on field goal attempts from 33 and 55 yards during the preseason.