Lions kicker Michael Badgley tore his hamstring and is out for the 2024 season

The 2024 season will probably be head coach Dan Campbell’s fourth season with the Lions. He’s helped the workforce take a step ahead every year. In 2023, the Lions completed 12-5, first within the NFC North and second within the NFC. Detroit made it to the NFC Championship recreation and misplaced 34-31 to the 49ers. 

Campbell and the Lions are operating again the identical workforce in 2024 with hopes of avenging their loss within the postseason. Heading into 2024, the Lions have been set to have a battle for kicker. It was between Michael Badgely and UFL kicker Jake Bates. Nevertheless, sources across the league reported that Badgley tore his hamstring preparing for apply on Thursday. The 28-year-old will bear surgical procedure and can miss your entire season.

Michael Badgley’s season is over earlier than it even started

Dan Campbell opens with dangerous information: Michael Badgley is out for the season. pic.twitter.com/DuaffVumRt

— Jeanna Trotman (@JeannaTrotmanTV) July 26, 2024

To start out his NFL profession, Michael Badgley went undrafted out of Miami after 4 seasons with the Hurricanes. Ultimately, Badgley signed with the Chargers and was their kicker from 2018-2020. Badley performed for 2 groups in 2021, the Colts and Titans. In 2022, the kicker performed for one more two groups, this time, the Bears and the Lions. After bouncing round for 2 seasons, Michael Badley solely performed for the Lions in 2023.

Originally of the yr, Badgley was the backup to Riley Patterson. Ultimately, Patterson was waived from the workforce so the Lions may signal QB Hendon Hooker. They turned to Michael Badgely as their starter when Patterson was let go. Badgely hit all 4 of his common season and all three of his postseason makes an attempt for Detroit. Together with a large 54-yard area purpose that helped the Lions beat the Rams within the wildcard spherical. Badgely was going to have the possibility to compete for the beginning job in 2024.

With Michael Badgley out, we now wait to see how the Lions’ kicking state of affairs pans out.

This isn’t the primary coaching camp for Jake Bates, he attended Houston’s camp after school. He by no means gave up on his hope of touchdown an NFL job & says good issues come to those that work exhausting. pic.twitter.com/tlys3qn1Hj

— Jeanna Trotman (@JeannaTrotmanTV) July 26, 2024

The door is now broad open for UFL kicker Jake Bates to be the Lions beginning kicker in 2024. Bates performed on the College of Arkansas from 2022-2023 and went undrafted. He performed for the Michigan Panthers within the UFL and was recognized for his huge leg. The 24-year-old has been ready for any such alternative. Head coach Dan Campbell hasn’t mentioned whether or not the workforce goes to usher in one other kicker to compete with Bates. If the Lions don’t usher in any free brokers, all indicators level to Bates being Detroit’s beginning kicker in 2024.