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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

Activated from COVID list The Browns activated Hooper (illness) from the reserve/COVID-19 list Wendesday.

Impact Hooper was unable to gain clearance to play in Monday's loss to the Raiders, but he's now poised to return to action for this Saturday's game against the Packers. In his last contest Dec. 12 versus the Ravens, Hooper played every snap on offense and caught five of his six targets for 30 yards and a touchdown. His return will bolster the Browns' tight end corps, which also includes David Njoku and Harrison Bryant (ankle). He may not see a 100-percent snap share like he did Week 14, but Hooper could be in store for a solid dose of targets against Green Bay, especially if wideout Jarvis Landry (illness) isn't activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list in advance of the contest.

DECEMBER 22, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Browns activate TE Austin Hooper, LB Jacob Phillips and make other roster moves In addition, Kevin Stefanski has cleared COVID-19 protocols and has returned to CrossCountry Mortgage Campus

DECEMBER 22, 2021 • CLEVELANDBROWNS.COM

Saleh, Sirianni test positive for COVID-19, Stefanski back

The Cleveland Browns got their coach back on the sideline

DECEMBER 22, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Won't play Week 15 Hooper (illness) wasn't reinstated from the reserve/COVID-19 list and won't be available for Monday's game against the Raiders, Mary Kay Cabot of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports...

Impact Even with the NFL pushing back Cleveland's Week 15 game an extra two days in addition to relaxing the return-to-play protocols for vaccinated individuals who test positive for COVID-19, Hooper and several other key Browns players weren't able to clear the necessary protocols prior to Monday's 5 p.m. ET kickoff. With Hooper and wideout Jarvis Landry (illness) both set to miss Monday's contest, fill-in starting quarterback Nick Mullens will likely have to make do with Donovan Peoples-Jones, Anthony Schwartz (concussion), Rashard Higgins and David Njoku as his top targets in the passing game.

DECEMBER 20, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Mayfield out, Browns down several starters for Raiders game

Baker Mayfield ran out of time

DECEMBER 20, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Browns-Raiders moved to Monday Hooper (illness) and the Browns will no longer play the Raiders on Saturday, after the NFL officially rescheduled the matchup between the two teams for Monday at 5 p.m. ET.

Impact Due to ongoing COVID-19-related issues within the Cleveland organization, the NFL is hopeful that by delaying the game two days, the Browns will restore enough players from the reserve/COVID-19 list to alleviate depth concerns on the roster. Hooper -- one of 24 Cleveland players and 12 starters who has been placed on the list over the past week -- tested positive for the virus Tuesday. The NFL's decision to push the Week 15 game back two days will give Hooper some time to clear the necessary protocols, but he's not a lock to be available Monday. David Njoku would be in line to start Week 15 if Hooper isn't ready to go.

DECEMBER 18, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Browns, Raiders meet in game moved by rise in COVID-19 cases

Two days later than expected the Browns and Raiders will meet in an important game for both teams

DECEMBER 16, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Are Jarvis Landry, Austin Hooper playing in Week 15 after being placed on COVID list? Fantasy injury update ahead of Raiders-Browns matchup Jarvis Landry and Austin Hooper have been placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list, leaving their availabilities in question for Week 15's Raider...

DECEMBER 16, 2021 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Rams' Beckham headlines COVID-19 list as NFL outbreak widens

Los Angeles Rams receiver Odell Beckham Jr. has been added to the COVID-19 reserve list as the NFL reports 28 more positive tests among players

DECEMBER 14, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Hits COVID-19 list The Browns placed Hooper (illness) on the reserve/COVID-19 list Tuesday.

Impact Last Tuesday, Cleveland added tight ends David Njoku and Stephen Carlson to the reserve/COVID-19 list, and Hooper joins them this week along with five others, including Jarvis Landry, on the active roster that all tested positive for the virus, per Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. The team has a quicker turnaround between games than normal with a Saturday matchup against the Raiders on tap, so the state of the TE room is in flux for Week 15. Currently, Harrison Bryant (ankle) and Miller Forristall are the members of the position group currently not on the COVID list.

DECEMBER 14, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Landry out as Browns dealing with another COVID-19 outbreak

For the second straight season, the Browns are dealing with a major COVID-19 outbreak during their playoff push

DECEMBER 14, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Austin Hooper TD vs. Ravens Austin Hooper catches a pass from Baker Mayfield to go up 16-0 versus the Baltimore Ravens.

DECEMBER 13, 2021 • CLEVELANDBROWNS.COM