AUSTIN HOOPER NEWS

AP source: Browns, Njoku agree on 4-year contract extension

A person familiar with the negotiations tells AP that David Njoku has agreed to a four-year contract extension with the Cleveland Browns

MAY 27, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

TE Austin Hooper Building Chemistry With QB Ryan Tannehill, Titans One Day at a Time After spending the past two seasons in Cleveland, Hooper reported for the Titans offseason program on Day One, and he’s been a consistent pa...

MAY 26, 2022 • TENNESSEETITANS.COM

Tannehill building chemistry with his new Titans' playmakers

Ryan Tannehill’s favorite receiver since becoming the Tennessee Titans’ starting quarterback now plays in Philadelphia

MAY 24, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Reboot Aims to Restore Tight End Production Newcomers Austin Hooper and Chig Okonkwo will team with returning veteran Geoff Swaim to form a versatile multi-faceted group for the 2022 N...

MAY 10, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Tannehill: Divisional loss left Titans QB with 'deep scar'

Sleepless nights

MAY 3, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Titans use 6 of 9 draft picks on offense to help Tannehill

The Tennessee Titans say they need to be excellent around Ryan Tannehill to help their quarterback take them on the deep postseason run they’ve missed since the 2019 season

MAY 1, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Titans have No. 26 pick overall to give Tannehill more help

Ryan Tannehill has been the easy scapegoat for fans angry that the Tennessee Titans’ Super Bowl hopes ended in the divisional round

APRIL 22, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

New Titans TE Austin Hooper Aims to Get Up to Speed as Quickly as Possible - Without Getting Lost After spending the past two seasons in Cleveland, Hooper reported for the start of the Titans offseason program on Monday, and he plans to b...

APRIL 19, 2022 • TENNESSEETITANS.COM

Titans confident they can compete vs. AFC's influx of talent

The Tennessee Titans have noticed the influx of talent from the NFC into the AFC

APRIL 18, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Austin Hooper 1-on-1 ' 2022 Free Agency TE Austin Hooper sits down with Mike Keith at Saint Thomas Sports Park after signing with the Tennessee Titans.

MARCH 22, 2022 • TENNESSEETITANS.COM

Your Next Opportunity is Your Best Opportunity ' Austin Hooper Player Interview TE Austin Hooper addresses reporters on Monday after signing with the Tennessee Titans.

MARCH 22, 2022 • TENNESSEETITANS.COM

Titans' Austin Hooper 'excited to be at a place where I am wanted' “To be able to get a legitimate opportunity to be a part of it (the Titans’ culture), it was an easy decision,” Hooper said on Monday.

MARCH 22, 2022 • USATODAY.COM

How a Tennessee Titans practice squad player persuaded Austin Hooper to come to Nashville Tight end Austin Hooper signed a one-year contract with the Tennessee Titans, thanks to a practice squad quarterback.

MARCH 21, 2022 • TENNESSEAN.COM

Tight End Austin Hooper Ready to Do His Part With the Titans A two-time Pro Bowl selection (2018-19), Hooper (6-4, 255) joins the Titans after two seasons (2020-21) in Cleveland and four years (2016-19...

MARCH 21, 2022 • TENNESSEETITANS.COM

Hooper calls chance with Titans a no-brainer for tight end

Tennessee’s newest tight end Austin Hooper says he only wants a chance to compete with his third NFL team

MARCH 21, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

TE Austin Hooper ' 2022 Free Agency Hooper was a third-round pick (81st overall) of the Atlanta Falcons in the 2016 NFL Draft. In five NFL seasons with the Falcons and Browns,...

MARCH 21, 2022 • TENNESSEETITANS.COM

Report: Browns Release Tight End Austin Hooper The Browns have released veteran tight end, Austin Hooper, with a post-June 1 designation.

MARCH 16, 2022 • 247SPORTS.COM

Likely back in Cleveland The Browns plan to keep Hooper for the 2022 season, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports.

Impact There was speculation that Cleveland would move on from Hooper, whose hefty contract has not been commensurate with the tight end's production over his first two seasons with the team. That notion grew after the Browns put the franchise tag on fellow tight end David Njoku on Monday, but Fowler's report appears to end that speculation. Hooper is due $9.5 million and carries a $13.2 million cap hit in 2022, per Spotrac.com. The team would save only $2 million if they moved on, so it might be best to keep Hooper around in case Njoku doesn't live up to his $10.9 million salary.

MARCH 8, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Could Baker Mayfield's days with Cleveland Browns be numbered?

The Cleveland Browns are reportedly expected to look into veteran QBs this offseason. What does that mean for Baker Mayfield?

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

OBR Film Focus: Austin Hooper in 2021 and the Decision Looming Film Room Focus on the Browns tight end Austin Hooper in 2021 and the decision looming on his contract.

FEBRUARY 15, 2022 • 247SPORTS.COM

Targeted five times in loss Hooper caught two of five targets for 28 yards in Monday's 26-14 loss to Pittsburgh.

Impact While it was position mates David Njoku's and Harrison Bryant's night to shine -- each scored a touchdown Monday -- Hooper remains heavily involved in the passing attack. He's been targeted at least five times in eight games this season, including five of the last six contests. His 61 targets are second on the team behind No.1 wideout Jarvis Landry.

JANUARY 4, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Austin Hooper's crisp route frees up 21-yard catch and run Cleveland Browns tight end Austin Hooper runs a great route for a 21-yard catch and run.

JANUARY 4, 2022 • CLEVELANDBROWNS.COM

FANTASY PLAYS: Players to start and sit for NFL Week 17

Keep an eye on the news with Jimmy Garoppolo in San Francisco

DECEMBER 30, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Quiet yet again Hooper caught three passes for 26 yards on five targets against Green Bay on Saturday.

Impact When the Browns made Hooper one of the league's highest-paid tight ends as a free agent in 2020, it was assumed he'd be a focal point of the Cleveland offense, but through nearly two full seasons he has been both lightly used and highly inefficient, and he heads into the final two weeks of 2021 at risk of finishing with an average of less than 6.0 yards per target despite catching just 58.9 percent of his targets to this point. He has surpassed 42 yards in a game just once this year, so he might be touchdown-dependent for fantasy viability against the Steelers in Week 17.

DECEMBER 26, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Greg Newsome II added to COVID reserve list; coach Kevin Stefanski, TE Austin Hooper among those returning The COVID-19 carousel kept spinning for the Browns on Wednesday. Cornerback Greg Newsome II was placed on the COVID reserve list. He missed...

DECEMBER 22, 2021 • BROWNSZONE.COM