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Washington BREAKING: Kicker Dustin Hopkins Cut

Washington Football Team BREAKING: Kicker Dustin Hopkins Cut

Jeremy Brener

Dustin Hopkins has been the Washington Football Team's kicker since 2015, but we’ve wondered: could those days be coming to an end soon?

On Wednesday, the answer: Hopkins is being released.

The WFT recently signed kicker Chris Blewitt to the practice squad, and more solutions might be available. But for now?.

The heat came after Hopkins missed a pair of extra points in Washington's 34-30 win over the Atlanta Falcons a couple of weeks ago. 

And the heat, along with the inconsistency, has continued.

Hopkins ranks third in franchise history in points behind Mark Moseley and Chip Lohmiller, so parting ways with him was surely not an easy cut to make.

If the team replaces him with Blewitt, they will be taking on a kicker with zero regular season experience.

Blewitt signed with the Chicago Bears during the 2019 offseason, but did not last until training camp. In four years in college at Pittsburgh, Blewitt hit nearly 70 percent of his kicks and knocked down 198 extra point attempts.

Hopkins, coach Ron Rivera recently said, "is our kicker, and we'll leave it at that'' … but now he’s not.

On this episode of "Locked On Washington Football Team," host Chris Russell is joined by ABC-7 (WJLA.com) anchor Scott Abraham for an extended conversation on the current state of affairs with the WFT, including the competition at the kicker spot.

Chris deals with all that and more on this episode of "Locked on Washington Football Team". For more podcasts and information, join us here.

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JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.

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