The Washington Redskins have re-signed kicker Dustin Hopkins.
This assures the 27-year-old's fourth season in burgundy and gold, a sign of security for a position at which the Redskins have historically lacked it.
Hopkins missed eight games with a hip injury in 2017. Converting 14-of-17 field goal attempts (82.4 percent), he was right in line with his 83.9 percent success rate over three seasons in Washington.
The roster move comes hours before the opening of the league's legal tampering window, which allows teams to begin negotiating with players' agents prior to the official March 14 start of free agency.
Good move by the #Redskins to re-sign Dustin Hopkins. Huge leg, bright future. Looks like the days of developing kickers to flourish elsewhere are over.
— Grant Paulsen (@granthpaulsen)
March 12, 2018 HTTR
— Dustin Hopkins (@Dahop5)
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