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Browns Rookie Kicker Andre Szmyt Earns AFC Special Teams Honor After 55-Yard Walk-Off

The team’s patience after Week 1 misses coincided with his quiet grief over his mother’s July passing.

Overview

  • Szmyt was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week on Wednesday following his Week 3 performance against the Packers.
  • He accounted for seven fourth-quarter points, including a 55-yard game-winner as time expired, the longest walk-off field goal in Browns history.
  • He played through uncertainty after a left-calf tweak on Friday left his status for Sunday in question.
  • Following a missed extra point and field goal in a one-point Week 1 loss, Cleveland kept him as starter, and he went perfect in Week 2 after a family reset in Baltimore.
  • Szmyt dedicated the kick to his late mother, Lala, as coaches and teammates voiced support; the 1-2 Browns visit Detroit next before traveling to London.