The Bills have elevated Badgley from the practice squad to the active roster for Sunday's game against the Browns.
Badgley is set to serve as Buffalo's starting kicker for Week 16 due to Matt Prater (quadriceps) being ruled out and Tyler Bass (hip) out for the season. Given that Prater is considered week-to-week, Badgley will have a chance to secure a multi-game role as the Bills' fill-in kicker as long as he's able to demonstrate accuracy versus Cleveland on Sunday.
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Michael Badgley: Finds opportunity in Buffalo
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The Bills signed Badgley to their practice squad Tuesday.
With Tyler Bass (hip) out for the season and with head coach Sean McDermott ruling out Matt Prater (quadriceps) for Week 16, the Bills were in need of a kicker for Sunday's game in Cleveland. The team held a tryout Tuesday featuring Badgley and Matthew Wright, and the former emerged from the workout with a contract. Since Prater is being viewed as week-to-week, Buffalo could still look to add Wright or another kicker in the coming days, but Badgley appears to be in line to get signed off or elevated from the practice squad for Sunday's contest. Badgley served as the Colts' kicker for seven games earlier this season, converting 10 of 11 field-goal tries and 18 of 21 extra-point attempts.
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Michael Badgley: Cut loose by Colts
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The Colts waived Badgley on Tuesday, Amanda Foster of the team's official site reports.
Badgley's dismissal comes as no real surprise after special teams coordinator Brian Mason told the media earlier Tuesday that the Colts would be evaluating "all kicker options that [they] possibly have" this week. Mason's comments came just two days after Badgley missed his third extra-point try in seven games in Sunday's 20-16 loss to the Texans. Overall, Badgley went 18-for-21 on point-after attempts and 10-for-11 on field goals with the Colts after Spencer Shrader sustained a season-ending knee injury. Indy auditioned a number of kickers Tuesday and will sign a replacement for Badgley ahead of Sunday's game in Jacksonville.
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Colts' Michael Badgley: Converts only FGA in loss
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Badgley made his only field-goal try and went 1-for-2 on PATs in Sunday's 20-16 loss to the Texans.
Badgley was able to convert a 42-yard field goal in the fourth quarter, extending his streak to seven straight appearances with a field-goal make. The kicker did, however, miss his first extra-point try of the day, connecting with the left upright in the first quarter. The miss would come back to hurt Indianapolis late in the game, forcing the team to go for it on fourth-and-9 from Houston's 31 yard line with less than two minutes remaining in regulation, and ultimately the team turned the ball over on downs. Badgley has now gone 10-for-11 on field-goal attempts, including 2-for-3 from 50-plus yards, over seven contests with the Colts this year.
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Colts' Michael Badgley: Makes four kicks in Week 12 loss
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Badgley made both of his field-goal tries and both extra-point tries in Sunday's 23-20 overtime loss to the Chiefs.
Coming off a Week 10 game in Berlin in which he missed a pair of kicks, Sunday marked a strong rebound game for Badgley, who has now made nine of 11 field-goal tries and 17 of 19 extra-point attempts in six games with the Colts this season.
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Colts' Michael Badgley: Misses two kicks Week 10
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Badgley went 2-for-3 on field-goal attempts and 1-for-2 on extra-point tries during the Colts' 31-25 overtime win over the Falcons on Sunday.
Badgley missed his first PAT in the first quarter before his 53-yard field-goal attempt early in the second quarter fell short. He made up for those two missed kicks by knocking through field goals from 34 and 44 yards in the fourth quarter, the latter of which tied things up at 25-25 to send the game to overtime. Badgley is now 7-for-8 on field-goal attempts and 15-for-17 on extra-point tries through five regular-season games.
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Colts' Michael Badgley: Makes four kicks in Week 9 loss
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Badgley made both of his field-goal attempts and his two extra-point tries during the Colts' 27-20 loss to the Steelers on Sunday.
Badgley connected on field goals from 52 and 53 yards in the fourth quarter as the Colts attempted to battle back from a 17-point deficit. His two makes from 50-plus yards matches a career high he set in 2020 and 2022 with the Chargers and Lions, respectively. Since replacing Spencer Shrader (knee), Badgley has made all five of his field-goal attempts and has gone 14-for-15 on extra-point tries across four regular-season games.
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Colts' Michael Badgley: Doesn't miss Sunday
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Badgley went a perfect 1-for-1 on field-goal attempts and 5-for-5 on extra-point tries in Sunday's 38-14 win over the Titans.
The kicker hit a 43-yarder in the first quarter and then just rode his high-scoring offense to five more points throughout the rest of the game. Since replacing Spencer Shrader, who is out for the season with a knee injury, Badgley has made at least three extra points in all three games he's played in, and he has only missed once, going 12-of-13 on extra points and 3-for-3 on field goals. The kicker job on one of the league's best offenses should be his for the foreseeable future.
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Colts' Mike Badgley: Starts
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Badgley spent the first three seasons of his career with the Chargers, so we get the rare kicker revenge game in this matchup. He signed with the Colts prior to Week 6 and made one field goal and four PATs in his debut against the Cardinals. Every kicker against the Chargers this season has made at least two field goals, and Badgley has top-10 upside in all leagues in Week 7.
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Colts' Michael Badgley: Perfect in season debut
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Badgley made his only field-goal attempt and went 4-for-4 on PATs in Sunday's 31-27 win over the Cardinals.
Badgley was signed by the Colts earlier in the week, replacing Spencer Shrader (knee) as the team's starting kicker after Shrader was placed on injured reserve with a season-ending knee injury. Badgley made a 45-yard field goal in the third quarter, tying up the game at 17-17. The kicker is familiar with Lucas Oil Stadium, having gone 18-for-21 on field-goal tries over 12 games with Indianapolis in 2021, and he'll look to build off of his Week 6 performance moving forward.
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Lions' Michael Badgley: Entering free agency healthy
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Detroit cleared Badgley from the groin injury that landed him on the injured reserve list for the entire 2024 season, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.
Badgley suffered a torn hamstring during the first week of training camp last year, so his last playing sample comes from 2023, when over four games he made all four of his field-goal tries and 13 of his 15 extra-point attempts. Jake Bates had an impressive rookie campaign with the Lions in 2024, so Badgley will likely be looking for a new team in 2025.
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Lions' Michael Badgley: Moves to IR
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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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Lions' Michael Badgley: Suffers season-ending injury
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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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Lions' Michael Badgley: Re-signs with Lions
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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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Lions' Michael Badgley: Another missed PAT
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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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Lions' Michael Badgley: Converts two field goals
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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 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
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The Lions signed 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
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Badgley reverted to the 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
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The Lions elevated 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
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Badgley is the only placekicker on the 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.
