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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Year | FGM | FGA | FG% | Lng | AVG YDS |
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2023 | 4 | 4 | 100% | 41 | 37 |
2022 | 20 | 24 | 83% | 53 | 38 |
2022 | 4 | 4 | 100% | 40 | 32 |
2021 | 18 | 21 | 86% | 46 | 37 |
2021 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 24 | 33 | 73% | 53 | 36 |
2019 | 13 | 16 | 81% | 49 | 35 |
2018 | 15 | 16 | 94% | 59 | 37 |
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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.
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.