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Injury Hamstring
Est. Return 2/10/2025
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
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. Read Past Outlooks
Moves to IR
The Lions placed Badgley (hamstring) on injured reserve Saturday.
ANALYSIS
Badgley tore his hamstring during practice Thursday and will be out for the entire 2024 campaign. The veteran was slated to compete for the opportunity to be Detroit's kicker for the upcoming campaign, so the team will likely bring another kicker into training camp to push Jake Bates for the role. Bates was signed by the Lions in June after a record-setting performance in the UFL this spring, but he's yet to take a snap in the NFL.
Badgley tore his hamstring during practice Thursday and will be out for the entire 2024 campaign. The veteran was slated to compete for the opportunity to be Detroit's kicker for the upcoming campaign, so the team will likely bring another kicker into training camp to push Jake Bates for the role. Bates was signed by the Lions in June after a record-setting performance in the UFL this spring, but he's yet to take a snap in the NFL.
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Badgley had a nice run as the Chargers' placekicker in 2018 and 2019 before a poor 2020 sent him on a journey from Indianapolis to Tennessee to Chicago to Detroit. It was at the last destination where he thrived, and he re-signed this offseason after going 20-for-24 on field-goal tries and 33-for-33 on PATs in 12 games last year. However, the Lions cut him a few months later, electing instead for a battle between Riley Patterson and John Parker Romo. Badgley's career FG conversion rate of 81.7 percent screams mediocre -- and his 5-of-13 record from 50-plus yards worse than that -- but he's on track to enter Week 1 as the Titans' kicker after signing with them Aug. 22.
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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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Converts two field goals
Badgley converted both of his field-goal attempts and his lone PAT during Saturday's 20-19 loss to Dallas.
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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.