The Cleveland Browns are making a kicking change.
The Browns waived starter Austin Seibert on Monday after he missed an extra point and field goal in Sunday’s 38-6 loss at Baltimore, according to a league source. To replace Seibert, Cleveland signed Cody Parkey off its practice squad to the 53-man roster, a source said.
Seibert, a fifth-round pick out of Oklahoma last year, missed on his only two kicking attempts against the Ravens. He misfired on an extra point after Cleveland’s first and only touchdown. Then near the end of the first half, he sailed a 41-yard field goal try wide right. The Ravens capitalized, driving right down the field for a touchdown to go up 24-6 at halftime. The Browns are hoping that Parkey, who kicked in Cleveland in 2016, can stabilize the position.
While with the Chicago Bears, Parkey notoriously missed a potential 43-yard game-winning field goal, which bounced off the upright, then off the crossbar in the 2018-19 NFC playoffs, giving the Philadelphia Eagles the win. Parkey was released by the Bears after that season.
Cleveland.com first reported the kicking change.