Sep 25, 2016; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Cleveland Browns head coach Hue Jackson looks on from the sideline during the first half against Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports

Rumors are swirling…Cleveland Browns kicker Cody Parkey was not the coaching staff’s favorite to replace injured kicker Patrick Murray.

Cleveland Browns kicker Cody Parkey missed three field goals, including the game winner, during the Browns loss to the Miami Dolphins Sept. 25.

If the Browns coaches had their way, Parkey would’ve never been in uniform.

Hue Jackson and his coaches are said to have favored signing ex-Chicago Bears kicker Robbie Gould. The front office stepped in and signed Parker, according to ESPN Cleveland’s Tony Grossi.

The Browns were forced to sign a kicker on Friday. That’s when Patrick Murray hurt his knee during the team’s walkthrough practice.

Parkey didn’t play in the NFL last season. After signing on Friday, Parkey left his Jupiter, FL home to take a physical in Cleveland. He flew back to the Sunshine State on Saturday with the team.

Parkey with a chance to win the game for the Browns… WIDE LEFT. We have Overtime!! #CLEvsMIA https://t.co/eMQ7SpWelk — NFL Network (@nflnetwork) September 25, 2016

“He never kicked with the Browns’ placement team until pre-game warmups,” Grossi wrote.

Parkey missed three of his six field-goal attempts during the game. Each miss, including the 46-yard potential game winner at the end of regulation, sailed left.

Parkey’s misses proved to be fatal, but Jackson wasn’t going to lay the loss squarely on the shoulders of the newest Brown.

“I know everybody will say it came down to field goals, but I’m not going to put that kind of pressure on Cody,” Jackson said. “Cody just got off a plane with us and I don’t know him as well as I know this chair right here. It was tough.”

For the front office to over-rule the coaching staff on something as minor as finding a replacement kicker is interesting.

With Murray’s injury coming so late in the week, one would think the front office would let the coaches sign the player of their choosing.

Some thought the team would bring back free agent Travis Coons. Coons, who kicked for the Browns in 2015, participated in training camp and competed with Murray for the job.

You’ve got to feel for Parkey. No one would predicted he have six opportunities. With that said, the Browns play in the NFL, home of the world’s greatest football players.

It’s hard enough for the Browns to win games with a kicker who converts. If the team can’t get 50 percent of some relatively easy tries, Cleveland will continue to be in big trouble.