Cleveland head coach Kevin Stefanski said Saturday that Hopkins is dealing with a minor injury but will be ready for the regular season, Zac Jackson of The Athletic reports.

With Hopkins expected to be available Week 1, fantasy managers should read nothing into Cade York handling the kicking chores the first two preseason games. Using York could also be a showcase for a potential trade suitor later this summer.

York was successful on his lone field-goal attempt and extra-point try in Saturday's preseason game against the Vikings.

The Browns have used York in both preseason games thus far, and the kicker has yet to miss, including making a 55-yard field goal in last week's preseason opener. The Browns expended a fourth-round draft pick in 2022 on York, who was expected to put an end to the team's placekicking woes, but he flamed out. Dustin Hopkins (undisclosed minor injury) owns the job now, and York is around this preseason as insurance and a showcase for potential trade partners.

Gay missed field-goal attempts from 56 and 44 yards in Saturday's preseason win over Arizona. He converted all three extra-point attempts.

Gay is just 1-for-4 in field-goal attempts in two preseason games, also missing a 36-yard attempt in the first exhibition. His only make is from 26 yards. We wouldn't be too worried about a miss longer than 50 yards, but Gay signed one of the largest contracts in the league for a kicker (four-year, $22.5 million deal) to be more reliable than he's shown in the preseason.

Gano converted his only field-goal attempt from 31 yards and made his lone extra-point try in Saturday's preseason loss to Houston.

Gano hasn't had a lot of opportunities through two preseason games -- he didn't try a field goal and made his only extra-point attempt in the Giants' exhibition opener -- but he appears fully recovered from the knee injury that landed him on IR after just eight games last season. The veteran kicker has a big and accurate leg, as evidenced by his 23 field-goal makes on 29 tries from 50-plus yards since joining New York in 2020, but his fantasy value could be capped if the Giants offense isn't vastly better than it was last season.

McPherson agreed to terms Friday on a three-year, $16.5 million extension with the Bengals, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports.

McPherson's new deal reportedly includes $10 million in its first year. The 2021 fifth-round pick converted 26 of 31 field goals across 17 regular-season games last year and was a perfect 40-for-40 on PATs. All five of McPherson's missed field-goal tries in 2023 came from 50-plus yards out. It's no surprise to see Cincinnati ink one of the league's best kickers to a long-term deal, and with Joe Burrow back under center to lead the Bengals' offense, McPherson's fantasy prospects look improved for 2024.

Aubrey (personal) rejoined the Cowboys on Thursday, Todd Archer of ESPN.com reports.

The kicker was away from training camp this week due to the birth of his first child, but he's now ready to resume preparing for the regular season. Aubrey led the NFL with 157 points as a rookie last season and figures to challenge for that crown again in 2024.

Patterson is the only kicker on the Commanders' roster now after the team cut Ramiz Ahmed on Wednesday, Ben Standig of The Athletic reports.

Patterson hasn't won the job yet, as head coach Dan Quinn stated that he still considers it an open competition. The goal in letting go of Ahmed was to give the Memphis product all the reps this week. The 24-year-old will likely see new competition on board next week.

Aubrey has yet to rejoin the Cowboys at training camp following the birth of his first child, Calvin Watkins of The Dallas Morning News reports.

The kicker played in Sunday's preseason game against the Rams, converting four of five field-goal attempts with his only miss coming from 65 yards out, but he immediately jumped on a plane afterward to be with his wife. Aubrey is coming off a record-setting rookie season in which he led the NFL in made field goals with 36 and points with 157, and he should again be one of the most productive kicking options in the league in 2024 with a Dak Prescott-led offense at his back.

The Rams waived Brown on Tuesday.

Brown didn't attempt a field goal in Sunday's preseason game against the Cowboys, while Joshua Karty made both of his field-goal attempts and converted his lone extra-point attempt. Should he clear waivers, Brown will look to catch onto a team in need of a kicker. He converted 22 of 23 field-goal attempts and converted all 42 of his extra-point attempts in his final collegiate season with Stanford in 2022.

The Commanders waived Ahmed on Tuesday.

Ahmed signed with the Commanders back in June and spent time competing with Riley Patterson at placekicker in training camp, but he's now been cut to make room for veteran wideout Martavis Bryant. The last time Ahmed logged NFL action was 2022, when he played one game with the Packers.