Berea, OH (Sports Network) – The Cleveland Browns on Tuesday agreed to terms on a contract with kicker Billy Cundiff.<\/p>\n
No terms of the deal were disclosed by the club, but the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported it is a one-year pact.<\/p>\n
The 33-year-old makes his return to the shores of Lake Erie, after spending part of the 2009 season there, and connecting on all six field-goal attempts along with all four extra-point tries in five games while subbing for an injured Phil Dawson.<\/p>\n
Cundiff spent 2012 with the Redskins, making just 7-of-12 field goals and 17- of-17 PATs in five appearances. He also spent time in camp with the New York Jets this season but was released last week.<\/p>\n
He’ll have to do better than that to replace 14-year veteran Dawson, who departed Cleveland for San Francisco as the franchise’s all-time leader in made field goals and second on the all-time scoring list.<\/p>\n
To clear a roster spot for Cundiff, the Browns placed guard Jason Pinkston on the injured reserve\/designated to return list. The third-year pro is currently battling a high left ankle sprain he sustained in the team’s second preseason game, an Aug. 15 matchup against Detroit.<\/p>\n
Pinkston, a 16-game starter at left guard for Cleveland as a rookie in 2001 who missed most of last season with a blood clot in his lung, will be eligible to practice after Week 6. He can return for the Browns’ game against Baltimore on Nov. 3 at the earliest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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