That did not take very long.
Just two days after selecting kicker Cade York in the fourth round of the 2022 NFL Draft, the Cleveland Browns released kickers Chase McLaughlin and Chris Blewitt.
We have released kickers Chase McLaughlin and Chris Blewitt
— Cleveland Browns (@Browns) May 2, 2022
While it was a given that York would enter training camp as the presumptive favorite to win the kicking job, it was expected that the Browns would keep at least McLaughlin around to at least give the appearance of a kicking competition.