The Detroit Lions have a complete roster across the board, but often times, it doesn't take long for a team's kicking game to become a tough situation. Kickers can be unpredictable, and slumps can ...
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Lions tender ERFA Jake Bates. Here's what that means
As expected, the Detroit Lions have tendered their lone remaining exclusive-rights free agent (ERFA) of the offseason, extending a one-year deal at the NFL's minimum salary to kicker Jake Bates, a ...
Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates was only a few feet from history on Monday, Sept. 22, against the Baltimore Ravens. With just 2 seconds left in the first half of their "Monday Night Football" game, ...
Jake Bates has missed twice as many field goals this season as he did last year, but Detroit Lions special teams coordinator Dave Fipp said he hasn't lost faith in his kicker – "not one bit." "I ...
The Lions placed an exclusive rights free-agent tender on Bates on Wednesday, Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reports. While Bates wasn't nearly as effective in 2025 as he was as a 2024 rookie, ...
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