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NFL Rumors: Dustin Hopkins, Browns Agree to $15.9M Contract; T-5th AAV Among Kickers

The Cleveland Browns signed kicker Dustin Hopkins to a new three-year contract extension worth $15.9 million that runs through the 2027 season, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.

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Sources: Browns and kicker Dustin Hopkins reached agreement on a three-year, $15.9 million extension, which now makes him one of the NFL's top five highest-paid kickers. Hopkins is now tied to Cleveland through the 2027 season. <a href="https://t.co/1fq3bpch1a">pic.twitter.com/1fq3bpch1a</a>

Schefter noted that Hopkins' new contract now puts him in a tie with Houston Texans kicker Ka'imi Fairbairn for the fifth-highest average annual contract value among current kickers.