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Lions kicker Michael Badgley out for the season after 'significant injury'

Posted 12:29 PM, Jul 26, 2024
and last updated 9:24 PM, Jul 26, 2024

Detroit Lions kicker Michael Badgley will be out for the season after suffering a "significant injury" on Thursday.

Head coach Dan Campbell said Badgley suffered the injury getting ready for practice, and he will go on injured reserve.

Hear more from Dan Campbell on the injury below.

Dan Campbell announces Michael Badgley is out for the season

Detroit signed Badgley to a one-year deal in February and appeared in four games last season. He spent much of last season on the practice squad behind Riley Patterson.

Adam Schefter reported that Badgley suffered a torn hamstring.

The team will work out kickers, and in June, they signed Michigan Panthers kicker Jake Bates to a two-year contract after Bates went 17-22 in the United Football League, including a 64-yard field goal at Ford Field that went viral on social media.