Kicker Jake Bates’ mentality earned Detroit Lions’ trust despite misses

Pride of Detroit

Could Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates have had a better training camp? Yes, obviously. The team’s new kicker missed more than a handful of short kicks and had a couple of tough practices along the way. But the young kicker still managed to win the Lions’ kicker job unopposed.

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