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Lions' Michael Badgley: Moves to IR
The Detroit Lions placed Mike 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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Lions' Michael Badgley: Suffers season-ending injury
Mike 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 Detroit 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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Lions' Michael Badgley: Re-signs with Lions
Mike Badgley is re-signing with the Detroit 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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Lions' Michael Badgley: Converts four field goals in 2023
Mike 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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Lions' Michael Badgley: Another missed PAT
Mike 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 Detroit 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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Lions' Michael Badgley: Converts two field goals
Mike Badgley converted both of his field-goal attempts and his lone PAT during Saturday's 20-19 loss to Dallas.After missing an extra-point try last week in Minnesota, Badgley redeemed himself with a flawless game that could have been bigger if not for Detroit's aggressiveness on fourth down and two-point attempts. The strong-legged Badgley will again have some upside as a fantasy option when the Detroit Lions' high-powered offense returns home for a regular-season finale against the Vikings in Week 18.
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Lions' Michael Badgley: Signed to active roster
The Detroit Lions signed Mike Badgley to the active roster from their practice squad Friday.Badgley was eligible for his third and final elevation ahead of Saturday's game at Dallas, but Detroit opted to sign him to the active roster outright, signifying its confidence in the placekicker for the final two outings of the regular season and however long the team lasts in the playoffs. In two games to date, he's netted his only field-goal attempt (37 yards) and struck true on nine of 10 point-after tries.
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Lions' Michael Badgley: Back on practice squad
Mike Badgley reverted to the Detroit Lions' practice squad Monday, per the NFL's transaction log.For a second game in a row, Badgley jumped up from Detroit's practice squad to serve as the team's placekicker Sunday at Minnesota. In the end, he made his only field-goal attempt (37 yards) and three of four point-after tries. With Riley Patterson out of the picture after the Lions waived him last week, Badgley is poised to handle kicking duties while attached to a productive offense moving forward. Whether or not the team elevates Badgley or outright signs him to the active roster ahead of Saturday's game at Dallas remains to be seen, but he has just one elevation left before the latter transaction will need to take place.
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Lions' Michael Badgley: Bumps up from practice squad
The Detroit Lions elevated Mike Badgley from the practice squad to the active roster ahead of Sunday's game at Minnesota.Badgley swapped in for Riley Patterson as Detroit's placekicker last Saturday against the Broncos and made all six point-after tries presented to him. The team then waived Patterson on Tuesday, paving the way for Badgley to handle all kicking duties for the Lions moving forward. After Sunday, Detroit can elevate Badgley one more time before needing to sign him to the active roster, but it could clear up any questions about his standing by doing so in advance of Week 17 action.
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Lions' Michael Badgley: Takes over kicking gig
Mike Badgley is the only placekicker on the Detroit Lions' roster after the team waived Riley Patterson on Tuesday.Badgley has resided on Detroit's practice squad all season, but he was elevated Saturday and served as the team's kicker for a Week 16 win over the Broncos. Patterson was inactive for that contest and now finds himself in search of a new squad. While Badgley was tasked with only six point-after tries Saturday, he struck true on 20 of 24 field-goal attempts in 12 games for the Lions in 2022. He has two elevations remaining before the team will need to sign him to the active roster.
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