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

The 2024 season shall be head coach Dan Campbell’s fourth season with the Lions. He’s helped the group take a step ahead annually. 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 working again the identical group 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. Nonetheless, sources across the league reported that Badgley tore his hamstring preparing for observe on Thursday. The 28-year-old will endure surgical procedure and can miss all the season.

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

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

— Jeanna Trotman (@JeannaTrotmanTV) July 26, 2024

To begin 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 an additional two groups, this time, the Bears and the Lions. After bouncing round for 2 seasons, Michael Badley solely performed for the Lions in 2023.

Initially of the 12 months, Badgley was the backup to Riley Patterson. Ultimately, Patterson was waived from the group 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 an enormous 54-yard discipline purpose that helped the Lions beat the Rams within the wildcard spherical. Badgely was going to have the prospect 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 faculty. He by no means gave up on his hope of touchdown an NFL job & says good issues come to those that work onerous. pic.twitter.com/tlys3qn1Hj

— Jeanna Trotman (@JeannaTrotmanTV) July 26, 2024

The door is now large 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 identified for his massive leg. The 24-year-old has been ready for one of these alternative. Head coach Dan Campbell hasn’t mentioned whether or not the group goes to herald 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.