Report: Browns sign K Joseph to replace Gonzalez

The Cleveland Browns agreed to a deal with Greg Joseph to replace embattled placekicker Zane Gonzalez.

According to multiple reports, Joseph signed after the Browns worked out kickers on Monday, the day after Gonzalez missed two field goals and two extra points in a 21-18 loss in New Orleans. ESPN reported Gonzalez was playing through a groin injury.

NFL Network's Mike Garafolo reported veterans Blair Walsh and Cairo Santos were part of the audition for the Browns. Cleveland.com reported former Cowboys kicker Dan Bailey declined an invitation to work out with the Browns.

Instead, they chose Joseph, an undrafted rookie from Florida Atlantic. He was with the Miami Dolphins in the preseason and hit all three field goal attempts, including from 48 and 54 yards.

On Sunday, Gonzalez missed a field goal from 52 yards with eight seconds remaining that would have sent the game with the Saints into overtime.

Gonzalez didn't use the injury as an excuse.

"It's on me 100 percent," Gonzalez said after the game.

The Browns tied the Steelers in Week 1, but Pittsburgh blocked a potential game-winning field goal attempt by Gonzalez with seconds left on the clock.

Cleveland has not won a game since Dec. 24, 2016.

Saints kicker Wil Lutz comforted a deflated Gonzalez on the sideline after the game and tweeted his support Sunday evening.

"At the end of the day it's not 'just a game' to us, this is our livelihood. Our careers rely on personal performance, as does everyone else's. I will never pull for someone to fail, as I know I will too. I hope to see nothing more than Zane have an amazing career going forward," he wrote.

The Browns selected Gonzalez, an Arizona State product, in the seventh round of the 2017 NFL Draft. As a rookie, he made 25 of 26 PATs and 15 of 20 field goal attempts.