Michael Badgley
29-Year-Old
Free Agent
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Signed a one-year contract with the Lions in February of 2024.
Entering free agency healthy
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.
ANALYSIS
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 regular-season 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.
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 regular-season 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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Badgley was the Chargers' kicker from 2018 to 2020, then bounced around to four different teams in 2021 and 2022, eventually landing in Detroit where he subsequently spent most of 2023 on the practice squad. He finally got another chance late in 2023, replacing a struggling Riley Patterson in Week 15 and making all seven of his field-goal attempts (plus 24 of 26 PATs) across four regular-season games and three playoff appearances. Badgley looked like the favorite to handle Detroit's kicking work heading into training camp, but he then suffered a season-ending hamstring tear during the first week of summer practice. He'll focus on rehab this fall and hope to bounce back in 2025.
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Moves to IR
The Lions placed Badgley (hamstring) on injured reserve Saturday.
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Suffers season-ending injury
Badgley suffered a season-ending hamstring injury during Thursday's practice, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
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Re-signs with Lions
Badgley is re-signing with the Lions on a one-year contract, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.
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Converts four field goals in 2023
Badgley converted four of four field-goal attempts and 13 of 15 PATs over four games in 2023.
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Another missed PAT
Badgley converted his lone field-goal attempt and three of four PATs during Sunday's 30-20 win over the Vikings.
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Team adds big-legged kicker
Badgley faces additional competition for a roster spot, as Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that kicker Jake Bates signed a two-year contract with the Lions on Saturday.
ANALYSIS
Bates has been impressive kicking in the UFL, where his first kick was a game-winning 64-yard field goal. He has made three kicks of 60-plus yards and 17 of 22 field-goal attempts overall. Badgley made all four of his field-goal attempts in four games with the Lions in 2023 but missed two of 15 PAT tries. Bates' bigger leg could give the newcomer the advantage in a kicking competition that may not be decided until after the preseason.
Bates has been impressive kicking in the UFL, where his first kick was a game-winning 64-yard field goal. He has made three kicks of 60-plus yards and 17 of 22 field-goal attempts overall. Badgley made all four of his field-goal attempts in four games with the Lions in 2023 but missed two of 15 PAT tries. Bates' bigger leg could give the newcomer the advantage in a kicking competition that may not be decided until after the preseason.