Browns sign kicker Cody Parkey; Patrick Murray to IR

Not to be outdone by Carl Nassib, Corey Coleman and a host of other Cleveland Browns to be injured within the last several days, kicker Patrick Murray has been placed on injured reserve after injuring himself during Friday afternoon’s walk through—yes, you read that correctly.

Nevertheless, the Browns have signed former Philadelphia Eagles kicker Cody Parkey to take his place as the team heads to Miami as 10-point underdogs against the Dolphins.

Parkey is 6-0, 190-pounds and is officially in his third NFL season out of Auburn. Originally signed by Indianapolis as an undrafted free agent in 2014, Parkey was traded to Philadelphia during said preseason and went on to set the NFL rookie scoring record (large in part to Chip Kelly’s fast-paced offense), setting an Eagles single-season record with 150 points, earning himself a Pro Bowl selection.

In 2015, however, he appeared in just three games and was 3-of-4 on field goal tries and 7 for 7 on PATs before a pretty nasty groin injury forced him to injured reserve. He was waived by Philadelphia during final roster cuts this season.

Here’s a look at Parkey’s splits:

Xtra Points: 61/61
Under 40 yards : 26 of 28
40-49 yards : 5 of 8
50+ yards : 4 of 4

Caleb Sturgis replaced Parkey in Philly this season after the one-time Pro Bowler planted just four of nine kickoff attempts for touchbacks while missing an extra point. It’ll be tough to be much worse than Murray, however, as he was just was 1 for 2 on field goals and 3 for 4 on PATs, his lone miss being returned for two points during Week 2’s loss to Baltimore.

For what it’s worth, Phil Dawson is 7-of-7 on extra points, converting both field goal attempts on the season.