BROWNS KICKERS STRUGGLE
Former Oklahoma standout Austin Seibert and Greg Joseph have been inconsistent during training camp, and it's unclear who will get the starting job
Browns coach Freddie Kitchens isn't quite ready to give his kickers the boot.
Despite erratic performances — wide right, wide left, short, off the up rights—in training camp and exhibitions by incumbent Greg Joseph a nd f or mer Oklahoma standout Austin Seibert, Kitchens said the team has no immediate plans to sign another kicker.
That could change, though.
“We are not trying to bring in a new kicker right now ,” Kitchens said following Monday's practice. “We have two guys right here that can kick the ball a long way. We need them to get their act right. ... The process of evaluation and the process of judging them has not concluded yet.”
But with every miss, time is becoming an issue for the Browns, who endured kicking problems early last season and played in eight games decided by four points or fewer.
Since the beginning of camp, both Joseph and Seibert have struggled with accuracy and consistency.
On Monday, Joseph went 4 of 6 ( he missed from 53, 56 yards) during field-goal drill sand made a 44-yarder to cap a two- minute drive by
the Browns' first- team offense.
Seibert was also 4 of 6 during the kicking session, but pushed a 40-yarder left in the twominute drill.
Seibert, a fifth-round pick in this year's draft, has been especially sketchy, leading to questions about whether his struggles are more mental than physical.
“He has to get it figured out,” Kitchens said. “If I make him nervous, I plan on being at the games.”
Joseph, who missed f our of 29 extra- point attempts last season, botched one in the pres eason opener against Washington and was off t he mark on a 53- yard field-goal attempt Saturday at Indianapolis.
Sei bert missed a 52- yard er against the Colts and hasn't looked truly comfortable from the moment he arrived in May.
Source: Brown takes part in meetings with Raiders
Star receiver Antonio Brown returned to training camp with the Oakland Raiders on Monday, a day after being given an ultimatum by general manager Mike Mayock to be “all in or all out.”
Brown took part in meetings before the team broke camp, a person familiar with the situation said on condition of anonymity because the team didn't release details.
Brown didn't attend practice Sunday as he works to find a helmet that he's comfortable using and t hat meets s afety standards set by the NFL and NFLPA. Brown lost a grievance last week seeking to use the Schutt Air Advantage helmet he has used throughout his career because it was too old to be certified as safe.