The Bengals will call him up to the game-day roster for at least a few weeks while Evan McPherson recovers from a groin injury. York kicked for the Commanders in Week 1 but missed both of his field goal tries and was promptly cut. Despite the weak showing in Washington, York will be a solid fantasy option behind a powerhouse Bengals offense.

York missed both of his field goal attempts against the Buccaneers on Sunday. The 23-year-old looked like one of the best kicking prospects to come out of the draft in a long time back in 2022, but maybe there’s no such thing as a kicking prospect. The Commanders will now be looking for a new kicker for Week 2 against the Giants. This is also somewhat significant for the Browns, as the York trade stipulated that York had to be on the roster for two games for the team to get a conditional seventh-round pick.

York will have a chance to compete with Riley Patterson for the Commanders’ kicker job after Patterson has struggled in camp and his two preseason games. York didn’t kick in a regular season game last year, and was 24-for-32 on his attempts in 2022. York has converted on both field goals he’s attempted this preseason, including one from 55 yards out. We’ll see where the Washington kicker battle goes from here, but York will undoubtedly put the heat on Patterson before the season.

York kicked in all 17 games for the Browns in 2022, converting on 75 percent of his field goals and 94.6 percent of his extra points. Despite spending time with the Titans and Giants in 2023, he was unable to land a spot on a 53-man roster and hasn’t kicked in an NFL game since his 2022 rookie campaign. Now back with the Browns, he’ll presumably have a chance to reclaim his role as the team’s starting kicker in camp this offseason.