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Detroit gives kicker Badgley the boot
The Detroit Lions released kicker MICHAEL BADGLEY on Thursday, leaving the team with fellow kickers RILEY PATTERSON and PARKER ROMO to battle for the starting gig. The Lions had signed Badgley… More to a one-year deal in March, but then traded with the Jacksonville Jaguars to acquire Patterson in May. Romo, meanwhile, kicked in the XFL this year and signed with the Lions after a strong rookie minicamp tryout in May. Less
Source: Detroit Free Press
Around the NFL: Detroit Lions
Detroit is releasing Michael Badgley, firming up Riley Patterson as one of the more underrated kicking prospects. While he’s not a Tucker/Carlson kind of talent, he’s good enough, and I like the situation he’s in. Detroit is taking one other kicker to camp (youngster Parker Romo) but it’s looking pretty certain to be Patterson’s job. more »
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Jaguars sign former Broncos kicker McManus
The Jacksonville Jaguars signed veteran kicker BRANDON MCMANUS on Thursday, just two days after Denver dropped him from the team. In a corresponding move, the Jaguars traded former kicker RILEY PATTERSON… More to the Detroit Lions. The 31-year-old McManus had been scheduled to count nearly $5 million against Denver’s salary cap in 2023, likely leading to his release. Less
Source: Florida Times-Union
Lions acquire kicker Patterson in trade with Jaguars
The Detroit Lions have a three-man kicking competition on tap after acquiring kicker RILEY PATTERSON from the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday for a conditional 2026 seventh-round draft pick. Patterson made 13… More of 14 field goals with the Lions in 2021 but lost a camp battle with AUSTIN SEIBERT for the kicking job last summer. After Seibert struggled early last season, the Lions replaced him with fellow kicker MICHAEL BADGLEY, who will now compete with Patterson. The third man in the mix is JOHN PARKER ROMO, who spent the spring kicking for the San Antonio Brahmas of the XFL and joined the Lions earlier this month after a tryout at rookie minicamp. Less
Source: Detroit Free Press