The Detroit Lions Officially Signed a 23-Year-Old Kicker as an Undrafted Free Agent.
Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell speaks with the media, the day after losing the NFC championship game to the San Francisco 49ers, in a news conference in Allen Park on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024.
The Detroit Lions attempted the fewest field goals in the league last season mainly because of Dan Campbell’s aggressiveness to go for it on 4th down and the lack of talent at the kicker position.
Riley Patterson played the first 13 games and went 15/17 from field goals and 35/37 from extra points. The Lions released Patterson and replaced him with Michael Badgley for the rest of the season.
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Badgley went 4/4 from field goals and 13/15 from extra points during the regular season and went 3/3 from field goals and 11/11 from extra points in the postseason.
The Lions signed a kicker to a contract this offseason.
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The Lions signed a kicker this offseason.
Michael Badgley
NFL Detroit Lions: Michael Badgley resigned with the NFC North club on Thursday. PHOTO – Detroit Wire
The Lions re-signed Michael Badgley to a one-year contract.
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The Lions brought in an undrafted free agent to compete with Badgley.
The Detroit Lions signed a kicker as an undrafted free agent.
Detroit Lions Brad Holmes
Feb 27, 2024; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Detroit Lions Executive Vice President and General Manager Brad Holmes talks to the media at the 2024 NFL Combine at Indiana Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports
James Turner went undrafted in the 2024 NFL Draft, and the Lions signed him as an undrafted free agent.
Turner spent the last season in Michigan.
James Turner replaced Jake Moody as the Michigan Wolverines’ kicker in 2023.
Illinois Football
Michigan (11-0) kicker Jake Moody knocks down the go-ahead field goal with seconds to go in the Saturday’s nail biter against the Fighting Illini (7-4).
(Photo Courtesy of IsaiahHole/Wolverines Wire – USA TODAY Sports)
After spending the first four years of his collegiate career with the Louisville Cardinals and going 47/59 from field goals and 124/127 from extra points, Turner transferred to the Wolverines for the 2023 season, replacing Jake Moody, who was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 3rd round.
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Turner played every game and went 18/21 from field goals and 65/66 from extra points. Coaches named him to their All-Big Ten Second Team.
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James Turner will compete with Michael Badgley for the kicking job.
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