After winning their division last season for the first time since the early 1990s, the Detroit Lions are aiming to hold
their position atop the NFC North. It is hard to imagine Detroit not being an even more formidable club in 2024 after
making it all the way to the NFC Championship Game. After gaining a year of experience, their youthful stars, Jared
Goff and Amon-Ra St. Brown, rose to the top of their respective positions’ pay scales.
Regretfully, there was a little setback for the Lions during training camp. NFL insider Ari Meriov reports that kicker
Michael Badgley was hurt badly on Thursday while getting ready for practice.
During his four appearances with the Lions in the previous season, Badgley made all four of his field goal attempts
and went 13/15 on his extra point attempts.
Just two kickers, Badgley and Jake Bates, who was cut by the Green Bay Packers earlier in the offseason, were in
training camp for the Lions. On their depth chart, Badgley was designated as Detroit’s starting kicker, suggesting
that he was the front-runner for the position.Badgley was released by the Chicago Bears in 2022, and he joined on
with the practice squad of the Lions. He made 20 of his 24 field goal attempts (83.3%) and all 33 of his extra point
attempts in 12 games for Detroit in 2022.
Bagley was a player with before the 2022 season was split between Chicago and Detroit.
The Detroit Lions Could Give Former Green Bay Packers Kicker Mason Crosby a Look
Even though training camp has started, many kickers are still seeking employment, or the opportunity to obtain
employment. Former Packers kicker Mason Crosby is one of these.
The decision was reached by Green Bay to not re-sign Crosby, the franchise’s all-time top scorer, after the 2022
season. Rather, they selected Anders Carlson, a 2023 sixth-round pick who experienced a difficult rookie
season.Crosby waited for opportunities for the majority of the season and eventually received a few towards the close
of the campaign. Despite being added to the Los Angeles Rams practice squad, he never played for the team. The
New York Giants acquired him after the Rams released him.
Crosby produced five
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