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Jan 2, 2021
The Tennessee Titans will turn to just one backup for their kicking game in Sunday’s regular-season finale at Houston.
Punter Brett Kern was returned to the active roster Saturday and will play against the Texans. The three-time Pro Bowler was placed on the COVID-19 reserve list
earlier in the week for an exposure to the virus. In subsequent days, he cleared all of the necessary protocols to return to action.
The Titans (10-5) won’t have kicker Stephen Gostkowski, who remains on
the COVID-19 reserve list. He was removed from the active roster a day before Kern and remains separated from the team.
NFL notebook: Browns will be without two more coaches against Steelers
Cleveland, trying to earn its first playoff berth since 2002, is missing three coaches and five players because of the coronavirus.
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Coach Kevin Stefanski and the Cleveland Browns will be without at least five players and three coaches because of COVID-19 related issues when they face the Steelers in their finale on Sunday.
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CLEVELAND Down at least five players and three assistant coaches, the Cleveland Browns will try to become a playoff team again.
Unable to practice most of the week because of COVID-19 cases and protocols, the Browns said Saturday that offensive line coach Bill Callahan and assistant line coach Scott Peters will miss Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers as Cleveland tries to lock up its first postseason berth since 2002.
2021/01/03 04:38 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Tennessee Titans are getting at least one of their kickers back for the regular season finale at Houston. The Titans (10-5) activated three-time Pro Bowl punter Brett Kern from the Reserve/COVID-19 list Saturday after he was placed on that list Tuesday. Four-time Pro Bowl kicker Stephen Gostkowski has been on the list since Monday. Tennessee can clinch its first AFC South title since 2008 with a win or a Colts’ loss. The Titans promoted kicker Sam Sloman from the practice squad to replace Gostkowski in Houston on Sunday. A seventh-round draft pick by the Rams earlier this year, Sloman played seven games before being released. He was 18 of 21 on extra points and was 8 of 11 on field goals with a long of 42.