MINNEAPOLIS — Jake Bates was selling bricks. Bates made a 44-yard field goal with 15 seconds left to give the Detroit Lions a 31-29 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. “I just felt good about it,” Campbell said of the decision to try for a field goal rather than push for a touchdown on the Lions’ final drive. “We’ve …
GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers have claimed James Turner off waivers from the Detroit Lions, once again giving them a three-man kicking competition. Green Bay added Turner on Thursday, one day after releasing former Georgia kicker Jack Podlesny. The Lions released Turner on Tuesday after signing kicker Jake Bates, who earned all-United Football League honors with the …
ALLEN PARK, Mich. — The Detroit Lions have signed all-United Football League kicker Jake Bates, who made three field goals from at least 60 yards for the Michigan Panthers this past season. Turner kicked for Michigan’s national championship team last season after transferring from Louisville. The 28-year-old Badgley started last season on Detroit’s practice squad and replaced Riley Patterson late …
There’s a bit of a kicker carousel in the NFL, as the Jaguars signed former Broncos veteran Brandon McManus and traded kicker Riley Patterson to the Lions for an undisclosed draft pick, the Jaguars and Lions announced Thursday. Last season, McManus completed 77.8 percent of field goal attempts and hit 25 of 27 extra-point attempts. He also capped a massive …
