Report: Embattled Browns kicker Gonzalez played with injured groin

Cleveland Browns kicker Zane Gonzalez, who missed crucial field goals and extra points in both Week 1 and Week 2, has been playing with an injured groin, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Gonzalez will have an MRI on Monday, Schefter added.

Due to his struggles on the field - which cost Cleveland multiple chances to win its first game since 2016 - Gonzalez is reportedly expected to be replaced on the Browns' roster before Week 3.

Against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, Gonzalez failed to convert a field goal at the end of the fourth quarter that would have forced overtime. The second-year pro also missed another field goal and two extra points in the affair - one that would have given the Browns a late lead.

In the season opener, Gonzalez missed badly on an overtime field-goal attempt that would have secured the victory for Cleveland against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The Browns signed undrafted kicker Greg Joseph on Monday, a source told NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, in a move that could spell the end of Gonzalez's time in Cleveland.

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