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The Lions placed Badgley (hamstring) on injured reserve Saturday. Badgley tore his hamstring during practice Thursday and will be out for the entire 2024 campaign. The veteran was slated to compete for the opportunity to be Detroit's kicker for the upcoming campaign, so the team will likely bring another kicker into training camp to push Jake Bates for the role. Bates was signed by the Lions in June after a record-setting performance in the UFL this spring, but he's yet to take a snap in the NFL.
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Badgley suffered a season-ending hamstring injury during Thursday's practice, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. A torn hamstring during the first week of training camp will end Badgley's season before it really began, with the Lions reportedly planning to place him on injured reserve in the coming days. Jake Bates, a 2023 UDFA and breakout performer with the UFL's Michigan Panthers this past spring, is left as the only kicker on the roster, but it presumably won't be long before the team brings in some competition. Whoever ends up winning the job could have fantasy value even if they're inexperienced, as the Lions had one of the better offenses in the league last season and return most of their key pieces for 2024.
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Badgley is re-signing with the Lions on a one-year contract, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports. Badgley spent much of 2023 on Detroit's practice squad before eventually replacing a struggling Riley Patterson for the final four games of the regular season and the playoffs. Badgley converted each of his seven field-goal attempts and 24 of 26 PATs after taking over, but he'll likely have to compete with Patterson or another kicker to win the job in 2024.
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Badgley converted four of four field-goal attempts and 13 of 15 PATs over four games in 2023. Once Detroit lost patience with Riley Patterson after missing two PATs in three games, Badgley was brought in with mixed results. Not only did he miss two PATs in his four regular-season games, the strong-legged kicker only converted one field goal from over 40 yards over this stretch with just one more from at least this range over three postseason games. Now set to become an unrestricted free agent, Badgley is not locked in as Detroit's starting kicker entering the 2024 campaign.
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Badgley converted his lone field-goal attempt and three of four PATs during Sunday's 30-20 win over the Vikings. While Badgley remains perfect on field-goal tries this year, he missed an extra-point attempt for the second time in three weeks. The Miami (Fla.) product thus finishes the regular season with four field goals and 12 PATs in four games for Detroit -- numbers that reflect the Lions' success in ending drives with touchdowns down the stretch. Badgley will look to tack on more production against the Rams in the NFC wild card round.
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| WK | DATE | OPP | OPP RANK | OPP FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 09/22 | @Arizona | 12 | 7.00 |
| 4 | 09/30 | Seattle | 17 | 9.00 |
| 5 | BYE | - | - | - |
| 6 | 10/13 | @Dallas | 10 | 7.00 |
| 7 | 10/20 | @Minnesota | 4 | 6.00 |
| 8 | 10/27 | Tennessee | 15 | 8.50 |
| 9 | 11/03 | @Green Bay | 11 | 7.00 |
| 10 | 11/10 | @Houston | 7 | 6.00 |
| 11 | 11/17 | Jacksonville | 20 | 10.00 |
| 12 | 11/24 | @Indianapolis | 26 | 12.00 |
| 13 | 11/28 | Chicago | 22 | 10.50 |
| 14 | 12/05 | Green Bay | 11 | 7.00 |
| 15 | 12/15 | Buffalo | 6 | 6.00 |
| 16 | 12/22 | @Chicago | 22 | 10.50 |
| 17 | 12/30 | @San Francisco | 5 | 6.00 |
| 18 | 01/05 | Minnesota | 4 | 6.00 |