Detroit Lions' kicker Jake Bates is looking to rebound after a tough 2025 season, and is off to a very impressive start in the offseason program.

Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates made the most out of his opportunity on Sunday, sending the game against the New York Giants into overtime with a franchise record-tying 59-yard field goal with 28 ...

When Jake Bates lined up for a record-setting 67-yard field goal try just before halftime in the Detroit Lions' 38-30 win over the Baltimore Ravens, it was nothing Lions coach Dan Campbell hadn't seen ...

Kickers and punters have one primary job: to kick the ball. Of course, each position is much more nuanced than that, with plenty of strategic elements to the kicking game. This includes the Detroit ...

Detroit — Jake Bates didn't quite know the distance until he made his way onto the field. Then the Detroit Lions kicker started sizing things up. He was 59 yards away from the goal post, meaning it'd ...

Allen Park — Jake Bates never thought he’d be a football player. His dream was to play in the World Cup. The Detroit Lions kicker was a soccer star at Tomball High School just outside of Houston, and ...

DETROIT — The Detroit Lions have signed UFL kicker Jake Bates, who most recently played with the Michigan Panthers, and waived former University of Michigan kicker James Turner, the team announced ...

Hey, when you kick a ball for a living ... When your entire livelihood is based on your ability to boot a leather ball through two uprights ... Under the most insane pressure. With the season on the ...

Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates helped his team beat the New York Giants on Sunday with a clutch field goal at the end of regulation, and there wasn’t a single person watching the play who thought the ...

Bates went 3-for-3 on field-goal attempts and made made three of four PATs in Sunday's 44-22 win over the Commanders. Bates was able to convert a 22-yard field goal late in the second quarter before ...

Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates opens the scoring with an opening drive 34-yard field goal against the Chicago Bears. Highlights of the Seattle Seahawks' outstanding defensive performance against the ...