The Cleveland Browns lost an overtime game against the Miami Dolphins in 30-24 fashion while new kicker Cody Parkey missed three field goals.
Parkey was signed by the Browns to replace an injured kicker, though some wondered why the front office didn’t go for a more experienced option available such as Robbie Gould.
Now we might have an answer.
The Miami Herald‘s Armando Salguero provided quite the interesting nugget:
After the game, league sources said Browns special teams coach Chris Tabor wanted his team to sign free agent kicker Robbie Gould on Friday when Cleveland’s first-string kicker Patrick Murray sustained a knee injury. But Browns management decided Gould is too expensive and so they went with Parkey — who practically single-handedly lost the game for them.
An 11-year veteran would be quite more expensive than a three-year player like Parkey in minimum salary requirements.
The Browns aren’t too happy about the report, though. From Ohio.com:
“Money played no role in the decision,” the Browns source said Monday morning. “It’s ridiculous to think that it would.”
The Browns aren’t hurting for cap space by any means, so it is weird to think money came into play.
Then again, it seems like a very Cleveland Browns thing to do. True or not, speculation about the move won’t end anytime soon.
