Kicker Cody Parkey missed three field goals in his Browns debut Sunday, including one on the final play of regulation that would have won the game.
Monday, Browns coach Hue Jackson told reporters that he plans to have Parkey back for at least next week’s game at the Redskins.
Patrick Murray, who won the Browns’ kicking job in the preseason, was hurt during a walkthrough practice last Friday and later placed on injured reserve. That left the Browns with little time to explore options or hold kicker tryouts before Sunday’s game at the Dolphins and they ended up signing Parkey, who was cut by the Eagles in the preseason.
Parkey officially signed on Saturday and met the Browns in South Florida.
Jackson said reports that the organization was split on whether to sign Parkey or Robbie Gould and that the front office pushed Parkey are “so far from the truth.”
The Browns could still work out some available kickers this week, but Jackson said that as of now he plans for Parkey to have the job. Parkey made the Pro Bowl as a rookie in 2014 but missed most of last season with a groin injury.