According to reports from MLFootball and Mike Payton of A To Z Sports, the Detroit Lions have worked out UFL kicker Andre Szmyt. The news comes in the aftermath of Detroit losing starting kicker Michael Badgley to a torn hamstring this week that will cause him to miss the entirety of the 2024 season.
Friday was the third training camp session for the Detroit Lions at the Meijer Performance Center in Allen Park. It marked the first day that fans were allowed to attend, with friends and family of players and VIPs filling their designated areas. It also marked the first time the players were in light pads, and
The Detroit Lions are set with their starting quarterback spot with Jared Goff. So set that they made him one of the league’s highest paid players this offseason. It seemed that the Lions were going to be totally set with Hendon Hooker at their number two spot, but it turns out that might not be
Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell revealed on Friday morning that kicker Michael Badgley suffered a significant injury in preparation for Thursday’s practice and that injury will require surgery. Campbell said Badgley will go on injured reserve, which will end his season for 2024. “Feel awful for Badge, man,” Campbell said. “He worked his tail off
With the news breaking early Friday morning that kicker Michael Badgley suffered a season-ending injury during practice Thursday, the Lions may be in the market for a veteran kicker to compete with Jake Bates, who has been off to a good start in camp. Who are some kickers they could go after? Here’s a quick
[affiliatewidget_smgtolocal] We have our first injury of Detroit Lions training camp. Kicker Michael Badgley is headed for the injured reserve and will miss the season. Head coach Dan Campbell broke the bad news about Badgley at the start of his Friday morning press conference. Campbell indicated Badgley suffered a “significant” injury and needs surgery. Badgley’s
In conjunction with the Detroit Lions Podcast, I recorded a video summary of what I saw and heard during the second Detroit Lions training camp practice session. The video was recorded just after Thursday’s practice in Allen Park. The focus here is on three of the most hot-button players on the roster: [affiliatewidget_smgtolocal] Terrion Arnold
The Detroit Lions made it through just one day of training camp before the injury bug hit them Thursday. Kicker Michael Badgley suffered a season-ending leg injury while warming up for practice on Thursday, leading to the Lions placing him on injured reserve. Badgley, a former undrafted free agent out of Miami, is in his
Thanks to a big infusion of talent during the offseason, we likely will continue to read about the Detroit Lions tinkering with various lineups in the secondary. While it was a relative weakness with last year’s team, this year’s roster has a plethora of options to choose from in 2024.
Dan Campbell is quite the inspirational orator, but he may have met his match at Detroit Lions camp. Famous wrestling figure Hulk Hogan made an appearance at Lions training camp in Allen, Mich. on Thursday. Hogan did what he does best and cut a promo with his “new tag team partner,” Campbell. Campbell was wearing
There is a new international flavor in Allen Park after the latest roster move by the Detroit Lions. The team has signed free agent defensive lineman David Bada following the second training camp session. Bada is a part of the NFL’s International Player Pathway program. As such, he does not count against the team’s 90-man
Bada came to America as part of the 2020 class of International Pathways players. He had been playing American style football the German Football League in Germany for the Munich Cowboys, Ingolstadt Dukes and the Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns. The Commanders signed him and he’s spent the last four seasons with them. Bada has only played two regular
Bada, 29, signed on with Washington from Germany in April of 2020 as a part of the International Pathway program. He played in Germany’s top football division for a team known as the Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns. He spent 2020-2022 in Washington in various stints after being released and added to the practice squad multiple times.
It’s not going to be easy for any undrafted rookies to make the Detroit Lions 53-man roster this year. It’s one of the side effects of the Lions finally being a viable Super Bowl contender; there aren’t many open spots on the depth chart, even at the bottom. If any of the UDFA rookies are